Editing Chicago (band) (section)

=== Songwriting ===
James Pankow has described the group's songwriting process as "organic", where one person comes up with a song and the other members come up with ideas for their parts. Pankow, one of the songwriters for the group, also has typically been arranger for the horn section.<ref name=":8">{{Cite magazine |last=Olson |first=Cathy Applefeld |date=June 7, 2017 |title=Chicago's Jimmy Pankow on Band's 50th Anniversary & What's Next for Them |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/chicago-jimmy-pankow-anniversary-interview-7824716/ |access-date=April 24, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424162021/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/chicago-jimmy-pankow-anniversary-interview-7824716/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Robert Lamm, another of the group's songwriters, sees the group members' contributions to individual songs more as arranging than co-writing, and says his songs were "enhanced" in the process.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Olson |first=Cathy Applefeld |date=June 8, 2017 |title=Chicago's Robert Lamm Shares Story Behind Writing 'Saturday In the Park,' Talks Ray Charles' Influence |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/chicago-robert-lamm-saturday-in-the-park-story-7825488/ |access-date=April 24, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424172813/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/chicago-robert-lamm-saturday-in-the-park-story-7825488/ |url-status=live }}</ref>