Chicago to receive historic blues music marker

The Mississippi Blues Commission plans to place a historical marker in Chicago's Grant Park to honor the city's legacy of blues music.

Chicago's Mayor's Office of Special Events announced Monday that the marker will be placed on June 11, the day before the Chicago Blues Festival begins a three-day run in Grant Park. The marker makes Chicago part of the Mississippi Blues Trail, which includes more than 120 historical markers. Chicago is the northernmost city to receive a marker on the trail.

Other spots on the Mississippi Blues Trail honor musicians such as Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and B.B. King.