Yes, there is a Chicago sport (and it's not football)

16-inch softball carries on in suburbs as pandemic shuts down park district leagues

The slow-pitch, gloveless game is synonymous with Chicago — up there in the cultural pantheon with house music, Malört and arguments over which Harold’s is best.

16-inch softball is played in other provinces, sure, but most people have never even seen it done. You've gotta be there.