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Boy, 16, shot, wounded walking to school in North Lawndale

A teen was walking with a friend on Monday morning through Douglass Park when someone in a black Ford Explorer opened fire, police said. He’s in good condition.

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Picture Chicago: 30 Sun-Times photos from this week in news

A star-studded Riot Fest gets rained on, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords visits a Chicago training seminar for gun violence survivors, and hundreds flood the Loop to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.

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Riot Fest Day 3: During wait for The Cure, Mars Volta’s progressive grooves seem to woo few new fans

Patience paid off for Riot Fest goers after a rain delay got things off to a slow start on the final day at Douglass Park.

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Insane Clown Posse brings an early Halloween to Riot Fest

Duo treats the Douglass Park Juggalos to a suspenseful wait, menacing clowns and the usual geysers of Faygo.

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PHOTOS: Riot Fest 2023 Day 3 in Douglass Park

Inclement weather has caused a delay in the third and final day of the Riot Fest held in Douglass Park.

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Anti-Riot Fest graffiti greets festival guests at Douglass Park

Spray painted messages of ‘Get Out!!!’ And ‘No Park For Profit!’ allude to festival opposition by some Lawndale and Little Village neighbors.

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Riot Fest Day 1: George Clinton rocks out at 82, Tegan and Sara fall in love with Chicago

Foo Fighters lean into nostalgia for their headlining set on the first day of the indie-spirited festival in Douglass Park.

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Riot Fest 2023: Who we’re seeing, set list predictions

Here’s our best guess of what some of the acts we’re seeing at Riot Fest will play at Douglass Park this weekend.

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Chicago celebra Juneteenth en los vecindarios: ‘Todo se trata de la familia’

El Juneteenth Village Fest, en Douglass Park, y el 1865 Juneteenth Fest, en Garfield Park, fueron dos de los numerosos actos celebrados este fin de semana en la ciudad.

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Chicago Park District approves permit for Riot Fest over vocal neighbor protests

Riot Fest, which has been at Douglass Park since 2015, runs from Sept. 15-17 and expects to draw roughly 50,000 people to the park daily. Nearby residents and workers complained about traffic, noise and limited open spaces.

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Residents want large festivals out of Douglass Park, say they pose a danger to patients at nearby hospitals

Riot Fest, a showcase of alternative music, draws tens of thousands of fans. But community activists and health workers say concerts at the park disturb patients at nearby hospitals and tie-up a vital community resource for days.

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After pushback from Little Village, Lawndale, Park District OKs changes to permit process for big events

Community members united to demand that big music festivals leave Douglass Park, which links Little Village and Lawndale.

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Oust Riot Fest from Douglass Park? Some neighbors, including this church, want music festival to stay

“I don’t think they see the opportunities that it brings to the community,” Shameka Barnes, of Mt. Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, said about area residents seeking to have the annual event moved elsewhere.

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Riot Fest reviews Day 3: Linda Lindas play with youthful innocence

Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Coolio, Jawbox also set to play during festival’s finale at Douglass Park.

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Riot Fest 2022: Day 2 PHOTO GALLERY

The annual music extravaganza returned to Douglass Park in full force this year.

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Riot Fest is a benefit to Douglass Park and Chicago

I am a lifelong Chicago resident, for 63 years. I have been inconvenienced by sporting and other events and numerous street festivals and parades. This is what I have come to expect living in a large urban area.

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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.

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As Riot Fest crews set up in Douglass Park, Little Village, Lawndale residents push for music festival to leave

The three-day music festival starts Friday, but some West Side leaders say it’s detrimental to the health of nearby communities.

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Humboldt Park got rid of Riot Fest, so why not Douglass Park?

We love music and are not against music festivals, but they should never have been put in Douglass Park.

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Calls to quell Riot Fest should lead to compromise about Douglass Park

The park district should have a sit-down with the community about the frequency and size of music events and reach an arrangement that benefits residents.

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Residents in Little Village, Lawndale push for Riot Fest to leave Douglass Park

After a heated community meeting, neighborhood groups are calling for artists to drop out of the weekend music festival as they continue to push for changes to how the West Side park is used.

Chicago Tribune

Riot Fest management apologizes and its contractor steps down after ‘hostile’ community meeting, as momentum to boot festival gains traction

CHICAGO — With a community-led movement to evict big-ticket music festivals from Douglass Park gaining steam, Riot Fest management has let go its event organizer and apologized to the community for his “tone” at a neighborhood meeting last week that only seemed to exacerbate the festival’s fraught relationship with residents.

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Summer Smash Festival 2022: PHOTO GALLERY

Post Malone and Polo G are among the artists at this weekend’s music celebration in Douglass Park.

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Riot Fest 2022 lineup: My Chemical Romance, Original Misfits and Nine Inch Nails, tickets on sale now

CHICAGO — Riot Fest on Wednesday announced its lineup for 2022, with headliners Nine Inch Nails joining the previously announced My Chemical Romance and Original Misfits over three days in September in Chicago’s Douglass Park. Other standouts include Sleater-Kinney, Alkaline Trio and Ice Cube. Tickets are on sale now.

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Post Malone, Playboi Carti, Young Thug and Gunna set to headline Summer Smash Festival

The three-day event is set for Douglass Park in June.

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