Remember this? 270,000 concert goers slopping through the mud, trampling the landscape in Grant Park. The large crowd and the torrential downpours on the last day of Lollapalooza last year, created a massive mess.
Concerned residents anxious about what this year will bring spoke out at a council meeting Tuesday night led by Bob O'Neil, president of the Grant Park Conservancy.
"There's a heightened awareness after last year," O'Neil said.
O'Neil assured residents this year, park officials are taking preventative measures for the three day music festival beginning Friday,
Last year's cleanup took two months and cost Lollapalooza's organizer $1 million just to install new sod. Organizers also put in taller fences where last year, people without tickets, snuck in from Lake Shore Drive.
And considering the drought his year, O'Neil expects the rain to stay away this weekend.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:26:02 GMT
Seven juveniles were arrested Saturday night after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic around North Michigan Avenue on the Gold Coast.
Seven juveniles were arrested Saturday night after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic around North Michigan Avenue on the Gold Coast.
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:12 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:12:56 GMT
Three men were killed and at least 10 other people were hurt -- including a 12-year-old boy left in critical condition -- in shootings around the city since Friday night.
Three men were killed and at least 10 other people were hurt -- including a 12-year-old boy left in critical condition -- in shootings around the city since Friday night.
Friday, May 17 2013 10:37 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:37:06 GMT
On Friday, the current Chicago Teacher's Union President Karen Lewis announced that she has been re-elected and says she won with 80 percent of the vote.
On Friday, the current Chicago Teacher's Union President Karen Lewis announced that she has been re-elected and says she won with 80 percent of the vote.
