In the last decade, Chicago Fire fans have had fleeting moments of pure, unabated joy that they can hang their hat on. For me, 2017 had to be the peak of Fire fandom in the last ten years. On the back of signing an elite superstar in the world of football, Bastian Schweinsteiger, the Men In Red had gone on an absolutely tear in the first half of the season. And after hosting the 2017 All-Star Game at Soldier Field, it seemed like the Fire were, for one brief shining moment, the center of the MLS universe.