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The new Forever Mine Music Festival will throw it back to the early 2000s for its inaugural event in Union Park on May 23 and 24. It will be hosted by Chicago’s DJ Pharris and is described by ...

A new Chicago festival celebrating early 2000s R&B and house music will be held at Union Park on Memorial Day weekend. The Forever Mine Music Festival will be held May 23-24. The festival will be ...

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