Chicago Fire FC officially launch new crest, announce week of celebrations

Chicago Fire FC officially unveiled the clubā€™s new crest on Monday, kicking off a week of special events that coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire and the anniversary of the clubā€™s founding in 1997.

ā€œA Celebration For All Chicagoā€ begins Monday and concludes Friday with ā€œTen/Eight: A Night at the Metro with Chicago Fire FC in partnership with Heineken,ā€ a party featuring Chicagoā€™s own SABA. The week also includes ā€œKids Day at CIBC Fire Pitchā€ on Tuesday, and an invite-only intimate event with Matthew Wolff to discuss the creation of Chicago's new crest on Thursday.

For a full schedule of the weekā€™s festivities, click here.

The new crest was unveiled in June following a months-long, fan-focused project that saw more than 20,000 Fire fans, supporters and Chicagoans at large add their voice to the creation of the new identity.