“We didn’t move because of COVID, we moved because it was the right time to come on home. I wanted to reconnect to my city, I wanted to reconnect with the audiences that I’ve loved for so many years here. And then when COVID hit, I realized I wanted to come back as Chicago was circling the wagons, I want to be on the inside shooting outside. I want to help stuff stay alive here, in the city I love.” - Kurt Elling talking about coming back to his native Chicago.