During the NCAA basketball tournaments — which ends tonight for the men and Tuesday for the women — we’ve been presenting our own brackets on eight different slices of Chicago not related to sports. Then we asked you to vote for the winners. We never would have guessed how fi erce your loyalties are. So here are the winners of each bracket (nearly 34,000 votes were cast altogether) — and our own uber-tournament for the ultimate Chicago favorite.
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MOVIES
“The Blues Brothers” beat “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” with 57.5% of the votes
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BOOKS
“The Jungle” beat “The Adventures of Augie March” with 84.7% of the votes
NATIVE PLANTS
Black-eyed Susan beat wild columbine with 61.7% of the votes
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PUBLIC SCULPTURE
“Cloud Gate” (Bean) beat Calder’s “Flamingo” with 64.2% of the votes
“Sweet Home Chicago” versus depressing meatpacking-corruption novel? No contest. Brothers drive through.
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Susan is lovely but loses to Bean’s reflective glory.
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CTA LINES
Red Line beat Blue Line with 54% of the votes
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TOWN NAMES
Sandwich beat Justice with 69% of the votes
CANDIES
Snickers beat Juicy Fruit with 54.6% of the votes
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BANDS
Chicago Symphony Orchestra beat Smashing Pumpkins with 57.2% of the votes
Town name? What sort of a category is that? North-South “L” line is iconic. Red rolls.
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Symphony is a civic treasure, but have you had a Snickers lately? Yum, really does satisfy. Candy advances.
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Movie has been a classic for 28 years. Bean unveiled in 2004, then covered with a tent and polished until 2006 — and isn’t on a mission from God.
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A great matchup. Snickers are made here, but you can buy them everywhere ? what’s special about that? Try catching the Red Line in L.A.
THE FINAL 2
Red Line vs. “Blues Brothers”
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2008 CHICAGO FAVORITES CHAMPION IS …
Who should win? Vote at chicagotribune.com/bracket
SEE RESULTS ON THURSDAY
