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CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - When it came time to select the honorees for the third annual Fifth Star Awards - an award that recognizes the city's greatest artists - blues icon Buddy Guy was "a natural," according to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
The legendary 80-year-old bluesman will be honored on Wednesday alongside others like Jackie Taylor of Black Ensemble Theater, and comedy giant The Second City.
Chicago blues artist Guy King will be performing a tribute to the blues legend.
The 3rd annual Fifth Star Awards happens Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.The event is free.
The 2016 honorees are blues legend Buddy Guy; celebrated photographer Victor Skrebneski; actress, educator and theater founder Jackie Taylor; museum founder and educator Carlos Tortolero; and the legendary improv and sketch comedy theater, The Second City.