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City of Chicago Cancels Special Events Through Labor Day
The city of Chicago has canceled all permitted special events through Labor Day, the Lightfoot administration and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) said Tuesday. In their place, will be a series of some 150 smaller-scale DCASE events, including at-home dance parties and virtual concerts.
Scrubbed from Chicago’s summertime calendar this year are Chicago SummerDance, Taste of Chicago and Lollapalooza in Grant Park; the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach; Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park; and most programming at the Chicago Riverwalk, the Chicago Cultural Center and Millennium Park.
“We must provide ways for people to enjoy the spirit of a Chicago summer, while prioritizing health and safety,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot. “As difficult as it is to remove these in-person events from our calendar, we are pulling out all the stops for an inventive, engaging and fun festival season this summer.”
Pictured: Millennium Park, courtesy of Choose Chicago.
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