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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Violet Miller

Fans flock to final weekend for Silver Room Block Party: ‘This is what makes Chicago as dope as it is.’

Dhe Di Beats performs Saturday during the last Silver Room Sound System Block Party at Oakwood Beach. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

The final Silver Room Sound System Block Party got off to a rough start Saturday, but attendees still found a good time as they celebrated the beloved festival’s weekend swan song.

The long-lived dance music party is holding its last hurrah this weekend after 18 years. Over those nearly two decades, the festival grew from its humble origins in a Wicker Park alley to become a South Side giant that drew tens of thousands of spectators to Hyde Park and later to Bronzeville’s lakefront.

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