Award-winners and Chicagoans Lena Waithe and Common are behind the show.
Some of the cast visited WCL, including Tai Davis, who plays Tracy; Barton Fitzpatrick, who plays Reg; Shamon Brown, who plays Papa; and Michael Epps who portrays Jake.
Watch the series at 9 p.m. Sundays on Showtime.
For more about "The Chi," visit: http://www.sho.com/the-chi