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The neighborhood holds two large festivals annually: Jeff Fest in June, and [[Taste of Polonia]] over [[Labor Day]] weekend. [[Christina Madonna]] of "Chicago All Stars" fame is a native of Jefferson Park.
The [[Taste of Polonia]] has brought some of the nation's most prominent political figures to Jefferson Park to woo the support of [[Poles in Chicago|Chicago's Polish community]]. [[President]] [[George H.W. Bush]] hosted the festival in 1992 and in 2000, future [[Vice-President]] [[Dick Cheney]] as well as [[Tipper Gore]], and [[Hadassah Lieberman]] made an appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/090500/gen_0905005844.shtml|title= Quest for the Presidency: Cheney dances, rides public train 09/05/00<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> Vice-President Cheney's presence was particularly notorious with coverage in the [[New York Times]] of his lively antics which included dancing the [[polka]], serving attendees [[kielbasa]] with stuffed cabbage and addressing a cheering crowd by shouting the Polish phrase [[Sto Lat]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E2DB1F30F936A3575AC0A9669C8B63|work=The New York Times|title=The 2000 Campaign: Campaign Briefing Published|date=September 5, 2000|accessdate=2008-03-25}}</ref>
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