Last year, Chicago Bears fans enjoyed a monster season from running back Jordan Howard.

But that's not the only reason for fantasy football players in the greater Chicago area to get excited as the 2017 NFL season approaches.

On Thursday, August 24, RotoWire's Derek VanRiper and Kevin O'Brien will join an expert panel of local sports media personalities at the Chicago Tribune Fantasy Football Draft Party at Soldier Field!

Forget the bar or your buddy's house: Play where the pros play. It's training camp for your fantasy team, sponsored by RotoWire, Jewel-Osco, and some of Chicago's biggest sports media insiders.

Enjoy a draft day made for football's biggest super fans:

• Draft from the Soldier Field press box, or …
• Reserve a VIP suite to pick your teams!
• Get the inside scoop with pre-draft tips from DVR and KOB, along with Jeff Joniak (WBBM-AM Newsradio 780 & 105.9, Voice of Bears Radio), Rich Campbell (Chicago Tribune), Phil Thompson (Chicago Tribune), Hub Arkush (WSCR 670 The Score), Scott Krinch (CSN) and Slav Bekovic (CSN)!
• Fuel your body and fantasy team: Food and beverages available with ticket purchase!

RotoWire will be giving away free tickets to the event on Twitter and Facebook. Anyone who uses the hashtag #FantasyDraftChicago on Twitter will automatically be entered for a chance to win one (1) ticket!

Special announcement: All new RotoWire subscribers from the greater Chicago area will get one free ticket to the event!

Don't forget to follow @ChicagoSports on Twitter to keep up with the latest Bears news.

Head to the Chicago Tribune event homepage to catch more details and score your tickets to the hottest fantasy football event in the Midwest!

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About Chicago Tribune Media Group

Chicago Tribune Media Group is a diversified media, marketing and advertising solutions company dedicated to serving communities across Chicagoland for over 175 years. CTMG's portfolio includes Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune, six daily suburban publications, including the Daily Southtown, Post-Tribune, The Beacon-News, Naperville Sun, The Courier-News, Lake County News-Sun, and over 30 weekly community publications. Additional CTMG brands include Spanish-language publication, Hoy; food and entertainment tabloid RedEye; and Chicago Magazine. CTMG is also made up of various products and services including Tribune Events Group, Tribune Content Agency, and Motiv8.

About Tribune Events Group

Tribune Events Group creates opportunities for brands to connect face-to-face with their consumers through exciting and unique events. Each Tribune Events Group experience is created to specifically fit each brand's marketing needs, in addition to creating opportunities to engage, entertain and influence Chicagoans.

About Jewel-Osco

Established in 1899, Jewel-Osco, owned by New Albertsons, Inc., is becoming the favorite food and drug retailer in every market throughout the Chicagoland area. They operate 187 stores in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, employing 31,000 associates while continuing to grow. Find more company information atJewelOsco.com and follow their social channels at Facebook.com/JewelOsco, Twitter.com/JewelOsco, and YouTube.com/JewelOsco.