Chicago may not be host to the Pitchfork Festival any longer, but the City of Big Shoulders doesn't seem to have a chip on it over the loss, proving that it doesn't take big crowds or big sponsors to have a good time.

Following the trend of quirky lookalike contests honoring stars like Timothee Chalamet and Paul Mescal, Chicago got in on the action this weekend with its own Jeremy Allen White Lookalike Contest. Held on Saturday,

Dozens of people donning white t-shirts and blue aprons took part in a Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in Humboldt Park.

A 37-year-old mental health therapist was dubbed the winner of Chicago's Jeremy Allen White look-alike contest, scoring $50 and a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes for his resemblance to "The Bear" star.

The fitting prize for a competition to see who looks most like the star of "The Bear?" Fifty bucks and a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes. Oh, yeah, Ben Shabad, 37, really does look a lot like White.

Crowds gathered in Chicago’s Humboldt Park on Saturday, November 16, to attend a Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest.Footage captured and posted to X by @katiopolis shows crowds cheering and various contestants including the winner,

The comparisons to Jeremy Allen White first started for Ben Shabad when the television show “Shameless” premiered. Between his hair and face, the 37-year-old mental health therapist bears a striking resemblance to the actor.

After a failed meet-cute at the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest, one writer tries to find a Jeremy Allen White-coded boyfriend instead.