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Baconfest Chicago

Chicago

$$$$

PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Conventions and trade shows call this University Forum boss when they hit Chicago. With 75,000 square feet of space including a massive, 99-foot-tall exposed steel column that protrudes through the roof, this place is hard to miss at any distance. And forget seeing, you'll be able to smell the nitrates at Baconfest Chicago April 25th + 26th.

725 W Roosevelt Rd

Chicago, IL 60608

http://baconfestchicago.com/

773.257.3378

725 W Roosevelt Rd

Chicago, IL 60608

http://baconfestchicago.com/

773.257.3378

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