Chicagoland Events for the Holiday Weekend, as heard at ChiTownSmoothJazz.com

Labor Day Weekend always means live jazz in Grant Park

It's Jazz Festival week in Chicago, starting with the popular jazz club tour on Wednesday, September 2. Visit 14 jazz clubs for just $30. Click here for more information. Then, it's three days of free live traditional jazz in Grant Park, September 4-6. For more information, click here.

The 20th annual African Festival of the Arts takes place at Washington Park, 51st Street and Cottage Grove, September 4-7.

It's the Last Fling on Naperville's Riverwalk, September 4-7.

The 30th annual Taste of Polonia happens at the Copernicus Cultural Center on Lawrence between Milwaukee Avenue and the Kennedy Expressway, September 4-7.

The 39th annual Schaumburg Septemberfest brings live music to the Atcher Municipal Center, 101 Schaumburg Court, September 5-7.

And we've got the annual Bash on Wabash, South Wabash at East 14th, September 5 and 6.