Commissioner Roger Goodell and Mayor Rahm Emanuel made the announcement at the NFL owners’ meetings on Tuesday.
It’s the second straight year for Chicago after a long run at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The league was believed to be considering Los Angeles, but this year’s draft in Chicago and “Draft Town”, an NFL-themed party at Grant Park, drew huge crowds, impressing the league.
It will run from April 28-30, 2016.
The draft also was held in Chicago in 1938, 1942-44, 1951, and 1962-64.