‘Bear Down’: How a songwriter’s challenge became Chicago’s rallying cry Chicago's favorite fight song, "Bear Down," began as bet among songwriters. It ended up being a city's rallying cry. Dr. Ian ...

Amidst the rows and rows of green, you can barely see Mike Shiflett, lying nearly flat on the ground, shoveling grapes in his mouth. And as his “friends” rush to see if he’s all right, they get much ...