Chicago, Illinois
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[edit] Introduction
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[edit] History
Below is a timeline of fandom related events that took place in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
- On August 24, 1999, Chicago was mentioned in a San Francisco Chronicle article. It said:
- Sometimes fans become Web celebrities themselves. Ask Palo Alto native Steve Portigal, 31, who has watched his Rolling Stones Undercover mailing list (www.netaxs.com/rzepelaa/undercover) swell to some 1,000 international members since 1992.
- ``As people got to know each other, they started wanting to get together, he says. ``Now we've had a gathering before almost every Stones show. In 1997 in Chicago, we reached critical mass with about 150 people turning up from Europe, the U.S. and Canada. It's opened up an experience around being a fan that no one could have envisioned. [1]
- On March 16, 2004, the Chicago based LiveJournal community animechicago was created. [2]
- During the spring of 2007, fans distributed flyers, trying to encourage people to watch the show.
- "A professional street team has been hired to distribute 30,000 flyers - 10,000 each in Los Angeles and New York and 5,000 each in Chicago and Philadelphia - the last weekend of April, promoting the stand-alone mysteries that the show will have when it returns May 1."[3]
[edit] Fans
Below is a list of members of fandom from Chicago.
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[edit] Fanzines
Below is a partial list of fanzines published in Chicago.
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[edit] Conventions
Spirit of Light was the name of several Doctor Who conventions held in the Chicago area during the 1980s. [4]
Zebracon a Slash convention is held in Chicago, Illinois. It was initially focused on Starsky and Hutch fandom (Zebra 3 was their car's call sign). It then branched out to embrace The Professionals and other cop/spy/sf shows. The convention was held annually and then switched to a 2 yr cycle. [5]
Only one convention is devoted exclusively to the art of songvids: Vividcon held each year in August in Chicago, Illinois.
From July 11 to July 13, 2007, Think GalactiCon was held in Chicago, Illinois. [6]
Anime Central, Anime/Manga Convention, May 16-18th, Rosemont, IL [7]
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[edit] See Also
[edit] Sources
Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.
- "Fandom's Throngs See Tribune's Return on Cubs' Victory Over Giants." Chicago Daily Tribune 28 Aug. 1908.
