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Q&A: Jim Belushi has done his stretches and is ready to kick off first Blues Brothers Con with Dan Aykroyd

CHICAGO — Days away from the inaugural Blues Brothers Con, one starts to wonder: Do I have my suit pressed, and are my hat and shades at the ready to “shake a tail feather"? In a world where film franchises and TV series have their own conventions, the iconic 1980 Chicago film “The Blues Brothers” finally gets its own, Friday and Saturday at Old Joliet Prison. Fans and aficionados of the ...
John Belushi, left, and Dan Akroyd on the set of "The Blues Brothers" during the making of the movie in Chicago.

CHICAGO — Days away from the inaugural Blues Brothers Con, one starts to wonder: Do I have my suit pressed, and are my hat and shades at the ready to “shake a tail feather"?

In a world where film franchises and TV series have their own conventions, the iconic 1980 Chicago film “The Blues Brothers” finally gets its own, Friday and Saturday at Old Joliet Prison. Fans and aficionados of the brothers will be treated to sights and sounds from the movie, according

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