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For the 1st time since March, fans took in a live sporting event in Chicagoland with the Chicago Dogs’ home opener: ‘We just wanted to get on with our lives a little bit’

Wearing a hot dog designed calf-length poncho Tuesday night, Danny Schwartz and his family walked into Rosemont’s Impact Field, eager to see live sports for what Schwartz said felt like an eternity.

“I’ve missed it immensely,” said Schwartz, who with Haley Damm brought their 4-year-old son Jackson. “When the opportunity arose to come out here, we jumped at it.”

The family from Barlett was in the crowd of 1,400 fans that watched the first professional sports event in Chicagoland since the Chicago Blackhawks beat the San Jose Sharks at the United Center on March 11.