On November 2, 2016, the city of Chicago experienced something that some deemed impossible: the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. After being down three games to one, then taking the series to game seven, the entire city (perhaps excluding some die-hard Chicago White Sox fans) was on the edge of its seat. Actually, I take that back - Cubs fans from around the country were on the edge of their seats.

It was a day that will live on forever. For the first time in 108 years, the Cubs had won. For the first time in 108 years, the city was able to celebrate with a team that they had not gotten a chance to celebrate with in over a century.

Now, Chicago is a city that is not shy to victory in recent years. Let's take a look back at the past seven years during which the Chicago Blackhawks have won three Stanley Cups. And every time the Cup comes back to the city, its occupants and anyone within a reasonable driving distance or with access to the nearest Metra Train Station make their way down to join the sea of red that fills the streets. We’re talking millions of people making a journey into the city to celebrate a sports team. We’re talking women will go into labor during the parade if it means getting a chance to see the Stanley Cup being hoisted victoriously over Jonathan Toews’ head. (This is a true story. I saw it at the parade in 2015.)

Then, of course, there are the teams that have not been so fortunate to receive the highest honor in their line of sport. Although the Bulls seemed to be a dominant force in the NBA a few years ago with the introduction of Derrick Rose, it turned out to be a fluke. 2011 was the most recent year in which the Bulls showed any hope of winning a championship title, slowly beginning to decline as the since-traded Rose’s health began to decline. (We shall wait and see what the seemingly hopeful 2016-17 season brings…)

The Bears last showed any hope of winning a Super Bowl in 2006 when they lost to the Indianapolis Colts, but fans continue to cling to their win in the 1985 ‘Bowl win as if it were yesterday. It seems that now that the Cubs have ended their drought, Bears fans have a sense of renewed hope: good things are in the future despite the dismal start of the 2016-17 season.

The White Sox are the only team with a recent title behind the Cubs and Blackhawks, having brought the World Series Champion title to Chicago in 2005. But that has not stopped fans from showing endless support, just as they do for the other “losing-er” (for lack of a better word) teams.

Year to year, the fans of Chicago sports teams will flock to their team’s stadium and fill it to capacity. They will be sporting their colors with pride, no matter how terrible the record of the team they are cheering for may be. They socialize with each other at tailgates, at bars, and at the event talking about the great times that the team has had in the past or are currently having. They discuss their favorite players and who they think shows potential as a player and who will bring the team out of the dark. Then when the team wins or loses, they celebrate with endless cheers and high-fives or move onto the next time they get to see their team play, their hopes already set high in anticipation for the next match-up.

It doesn’t matter what the record is. It doesn’t matter when the last championship title was presented to them. There are some elderly Cubs fans that had to wait their entire lives to see this 2016 win happen. There are some Bears, Bulls, and White Sox fans that still have not seen their team bring home the trophy (some are obviously a lot younger fans than others). But they remain. For whatever reason it is, the Chicago sport team fans stick around through thick and thin, never even thinking about supporting any other team but theirs.

I am a Cubs fan. I am a Bulls fan. I am a Blackhawks fan. I have friends and family that support the Sox and Bears. But no matter who you cheer for, there comes a time that every Chicago sports fan knows. It is that time when you band together and support your team, your friend’s team, and your parent’s team (although I don’t think it will ever be possible for me to root for the Bears seeing as I’m a Green Bay Packers fan. Sorry Dad). It is that time when nothing else matters but the city that you come from. It is that time when victory is upon us, and we can’t help but feel a sense of pride.

Chicago did it. Chicago won.

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