She'll be in the area next week to help ring in the new year at the city's riverfront celebration.
Copeland said Chicago is the home of her heart.
"I tell you what, when I was a young 20-something, I moved to Chicago because I was born and raised in New York," Copeland said. "That city, everyone there, they just accepted me with open arms in a way that I never expected before in my life, you know what I mean?"
When people think of the blues, they think of Chicago, and now they think of Copeland.
"I'm a proud blues singer, and I have been my whole life. And Chicago is the ultimate blues city," Copeland said. "I really, really want to say something and use my voice in a positive way and 'Blame it on Eve' was just that for me. It was all about women's rights for me when I made this record. And so that record, and it did really well, three Grammy nominations."
Copeland has a lot of influences in her sound.
"There's no limit for me. I would. I love to challenge myself in every type of way. And I dabble in all roots music because I feel like we're all cousins," she said. "Happy new year, it's going to be a wonderful one in Chicago, cannot wait."