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Welcome NBC5 Chicago Sponsor for the 29th year

Martin's International is pleased and proud to welcome NBC 5 Chicago TV/Telemundo for the 29th year as television media partner for its special events.

NBC 5 Chicago/Telemundo is the proud TV sponsor for the 31st Annual African/Caribbean International Festival of Life which is combined with the 42nd Chicago Music Awards (CMA), Thursday through Sunday, July 4th to Sunday, July 7th at the DuSable Museum Garden- Washington Park, Chicago.

IFOL 4-Day Family Festival

Our four-day family festival of music, food, arts, crafts, games and more. On Friday, July 5th will be the Chicago Music Awards from Noon until 10:00pm with the nominees/celebrities Red Carpet rolling out at 6pm.

More than 150 Chicagoland music industry members are expecting to be named nominees and special honorees in some forty categories and over 20 music genres. Attendees will get a performance taste in just about all genres.

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