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The city’s mega-food fest returns to Grant Park. We get a preview of the Taste of Chicago.

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Taste of Chicago

The 35th annual summer event, billed as the world's largest festival of its kind, returns to Grant Park this week with food, fun, and live music from Spoon, Erykah Badu, and others.