What is Chicago (band)?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Chicago | Img = Chicagothebandmillbrook lar.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = Chicago in 2004 (L-R): Keith Howland, James Pankow, Bill Champlin, Walt Parazaider, Tris Imboden, Lee Loughnane, Robert Lamm (view blocked) and Jason Scheff. | Img_size = | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = The Big Thing, [[The Chicago Transit Authority]] | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] | death_date = | death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[jazz fusion]], [[progressive rock]], [[soft rock]], [[power ballad]], [[hard rock]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1967{{ndash}}present | Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Full Moon Records|Full Moon]], [[Rhino Records|Rhino]] | Associated_acts = [[The Beach Boys]], [[Doobie Brothers]], [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[Sons of Champlin]], [[Toto (band)|Toto]], [[America (band)|America]] | URL = {{URL|http://www.chicagotheband.com}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Robert Lamm]]<br />[[James Pankow]]<br />[[Lee Loughnane]]<br />[[Walter Parazaider]]<br />[[Jason Scheff]]<br />[[Tris Imboden]]<br />[[Keith Howland]]<br />[[Drew Hester]]<br />[[Lou Pardini]] | Past_members = [[Danny Seraphine]]<br />[[Peter Cetera]]<br />[[Terry Kath]]<br />[[Laudir de Oliveira]]<br />[[Donnie Dacus]]<br />[[Chris Pinnick]]<br />[[Bill Champlin]]<br />[[Dawayne Bailey]] }} '''Chicago''' is an [[United States|American]] [[soft rock]] / [[jazz]] group, from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. They formed on February 15, 1967. They are one of the best selling American groups of all time, second only to the [[Beach Boys]]. Chicago has released at least 30 albums in their career. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {{Div col}} *''[[Chicago Transit Authority (album)|Chicago Transit Authority]]'' (1969)