Chicago fandom has, in many ways, remained as disorganized as it was when the Fancy 2 entry was written. There are three major clubs in Chicago, ISFiC, Phandemonium, and SuperConDuckTivity, but they mostly exist to run cons. Each of the seven Worldcons held in Chicago have been run by ad hoc groups created for that specific purpose. Outside of Capricon, Phandemonium does run a monthly book club, dining group, and euchre club. Other smaller groups arrange for fans to get together for pizza or games, but it is all decentralized. Most Chicago conventions and tween-convention gatherings are actually held in the Chicago suburbs.
In the 1960s and 70s, there was a weekly meeting called Thursdays, which was generally held at a fan's home.
See also: List of Chicago conventions.
| from Fancyclopedia 2 ca. 1959 |
| Despite its two conventions the Windy City has always been fairly quiet as far as fan activity goes. Of old the Windy City Wampires existed there, but this was an informal group; the ChiCon I was put on by a special con-promoting organization. Later a Chicago SFS came into existence; Earl Kemp was its most famous member. It produced the gigantic ChiCon II. |
