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Tag: Lollapalooza
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The poop scoop on festival season
Service Sanitation porta-potties have become a ubiquitous sight at Chicago music festivals. And even if you don’t think you want to, you’re about to learn about the business that put them there.
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Why you should consider trading in your Lollapalooza pass
A case for spreading around your hard-earned money to support the city’s smaller outdoor music fests
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Alderman Carrie Austin slams Rauner for Chicago Public Schools’ financial crisis, and other news
Also, tickets to the June 3 U2 concert at Soldier Field are the most in-demand in the nation on Stubhub.
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Lollapalooza 2017 lineup: Chance the Rapper takes a victory lap with a bunch of predictable acts
The local rap hero is one of the few bright spots on an otherwise anemic Lollapalooza lineup that also includes Lorde, Migos, the XX, Run the Jewels, and, um, Liam Gallagher.
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Report: More possible lobbying violations found in Mayor Emanuel’s personal e-mails, and other Chicago news
Also, police are searching for a group of men who allegedly gang-raped a teen girl on Facebook Live.
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City ethics board warns aldermen to not accept free tickets to White Sox home opener, and other Chicago news
Also, the ACLU criticizes former U.S. attorney Zachary Fardon’s open letter on Chicago violence.
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Police shot 14 unarmed people between 2010 and 2015, and other Chicago news
Also, PayPal founder Peter Thiel tells Chicago audience that very talented people go to New York City or Silicon Valley.
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The Era move footworking into the spotlight
Footwork crews often end up as sideshows to DJs or rappers—but Chicago dancers the Era hope to change that with their first stage production.
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CPD chief: We need to hold repeat gun offenders accountable, and other Chicago news
Also, the Vista Tower is becoming a reality as workers start to prep the site.
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Explaining Chicago’s shooting epidemic to the rest of the country, and other news
Also, the best things overheard at Lollapalooza.
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The best fashions at Lollapalooza 2016
The styles in the crowd at Lollapalooza were at least as diverse as the artists onstage.
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Photos of everything we saw at Lollapalooza 2016
Seventy-one great photos from Chicago’s biggest for-profit music festival
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Police chief Eddie Johnson quickly removes police powers from cops involved in fatal shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, Bruce Rauner decriminalizes carrying small amounts of marijuana.
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At Lollapalooza, Radiohead proved their music can be enjoyed in a big festival setting
Thom Yorke helped the fest unite over a shared sense of alienation.