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Dates for city’s blues, jazz festivals will be announced soon, city says

Social media was buzzing with concern about some of the city’s biggest summer festivals not happening due to the recent controversy over Grant Park’s “shutdown” to accommodate NASCAR and Lollapalooza.

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Lollapalooza, Sueños organizers say they want to minimize impact on Grant Park, area residents during busy summer season

Grant Park will be taken over from mid-May through mid-August by the Lollapalooza and Sueños music festivals and the NASCAR Chicago street race, raising neighborhood concerns about crowds, security, noise.

Chicago Sun-Times

K-pop Star Jackson Wang Is In India, Greets Fans With 'Namaste'

Woah! Chinese-born K-pop idol Jackson Wang is in India to perform at one of the world's longest-running music festivals Lollapalooza. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Why critics say Lightfoot’s NASCAR deal is a wreck

Interviews with Chicago City Council members, experts and a WBEZ analysis of the contract show minimal financial benefit to the city and few specifics about who pays for related costs, such as security and clean up.

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Grant Park to get new pickleball courts, refurbished tennis courts

C3 Presents, which runs Lollapalooza, has donated $500,000 to the Chicago Park District.

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Måneskin returns to Chicago in electrifying show at the Aragon

The band became the darlings of Lollapalooza this summer, making their return to Chicago all the more special.

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Imagine Dragons and The Strokes are set to headline Lollapalooza India

AP Dhillon, Imanbek, Divine, Kayan and Diplo are also set to perform at the festival

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3rd season of ‘South Side’ will have Chance the Rapper, Lollapalooza and a scene with Lower Wacker’s auto pound as Mordor

CHICAGO — On the waning summer days of filming for the new season of the hit HBO Max comedy “South Side,” the Near West Side television set felt a lot like a lovefest.

Chicago Tribune

Amid pushback over festivals like Lollapalooza and Riot Fest being held on public land, Chicago Park District moves to change rules for large events

CHICAGO — As criticism mounts over the use of public parks for large-scale events put on by private companies, leaders at the Chicago Park District are moving to change their code to mandate a board vote to sign off on events with more than 10,000 daily attendees.

Chicago Tribune

Lollapalooza producers to pay $410,000 to clean up Grant Park after this year’s music festival

The price tag for restoring Chicago’s Grant Park after this year’s four-day Lollapalooza festival totaled more than $400,000, a $120,000 hike from the year before.

Chicago Tribune

NASCAR exec to set up shop in Chicago as plans for first-ever street race take shape

NASCAR has named a veteran racing executive to oversee its first-ever street race in Chicago as it gears up for a Lollapalooza-like festival at Grant Park for next July 4th weekend.

Chicago Tribune

Agreement to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago calls for tighter rules on competing Grant Park music fests and raises the number of fans allowed

CHICAGO — The deal to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago for at least the next decade includes a complete revamp of how festival producers will pay the Park District, tighter restrictions that keep competing music festivals out of Grant Park and no provisions for investment in the grounds except a $100,000…

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Picture Chicago: 21 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Chicagoans rock out at Lollapalooza, new U.S. citizens share their joy, and sailboats and rubber ducks take to the water in our best unseen pics of the week.

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Lollapalooza security guard accused of faking shooting threat to leave work early

Security guard creates fake Facebook profile to post about shooting threat to music festival

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Lollapalooza security guard posted bogus mass shooting threat so she could leave work early, prosecutors say

CHICAGO — An 18-year-old security guard remains behind bars after allegedly faking a mass shooting alert at Lollapalooza so she could leave work early, prosecutors say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Convicted killer’s lawyer says DNA test could change everything, Monkeypox deemed public health emergency and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Lightfoot defends terms of NASCAR deal

The terms are not as generous as in a new 10-year extension with Lollapalooza, but the mayor said it “doesn’t make sense” to compare the events, calling the music festival a “phenomenon unto itself.”

Chicago Tribune

Lollapalooza sticks with Chicago as mayor takes Sunday stage to announce 10-year deal

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced a new contract to keep Lollapalooza in Grant Park for another 10 years.

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Lil Durk taking break to ‘focus on his health’ after Lollapalooza injury

Rapper was blasted with smoke from a pyrotechnic cannon during performance

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Rapper Lil Durk hit in eye with pyrotechnic at Lollapalooza, taking health break

Rapper Lil Durk is taking a break from performing to focus on his health after being hit in the eye with a pyrotechnic during Lollapalooza.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot announces deal to keep Lollapalooza in Grant Park for another decade

The mayor made the announcement onstage to throngs of screaming fans, appearing alongside festival founder Perry Farrell.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lollapalooza Day 4 reviews: Måneskin, Beach Bunny, Porno for Pyros, Buffalo Nichols, Blackstarkids

J-Hope from BTS is the big draw at Grant Park in his first U.S. solo appearance.

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Lollapalooza 2022: Day 4 photo gallery

The final day of the festival at Grant Park is headlined by Green Day and BTS member J-Hope.

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Lollapalooza Day 3 reviews: Willow shows she’s ready for rock opera

Also check out our takes on J. Cole, Tomorrow x Together, Idles, Prentiss, Dannylux, Hinds, Larry June, Grabbitz

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Lollapalooza 2022: Day 3 photo gallery

On a day featuring Tomorrow x Together, Willow and J. Cole, here’s a look at the performances and the fans at Grant Park.

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