As of Thursday, the annual assembling of the 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that is the MLS regular season schedule has been completed, with the league's schedule release prompting fans across the country to break down their slates for every challenge, quirk and opportunity that 2017 holds for their club.
So what’s in store for the Chicago Fire in the club’s upcoming 20th MLS season? Here are a few notes that jump off the 34-match fixture list:
The Chicago Fire -- which joined MLS as part of the league’s first round of expansion back in 1998 -- are set to play three matches against the two newest expansion clubs in MLS.