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16 Pickleball Courts Open In Grant Park Thanks To $500K From Lollapallooza

Six refurbished tennis courts also opened to the public. The courts were overhauled after years of the mega festival using them for parking.

Downtown

Lollapalooza Arrests, Hospitalizations Decline Despite More Fans

Fourteen people were arrested at the popular four-day music festival, which was expected to bring over 400,000 fans to Grant Park.

Downtown

Lollapalooza’s New VIP Sections Blocked General Admission Fans From Best Viewing Spots

New at this year's Lollapalooza are premium-only viewing sections near the main stages, relegating general admission ticket holders to the back.

Downtown

Packed Crowds Sing Along To Lana Del Rey, Chance The Rapper Makes Appearance At Lolla Sunday

The rock crowd showed out for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey woos a massive crowd and Chance The Rapper puts on for his city.

Downtown

Tomorrow X Together’s Lollapalooza Set Shows Power Of K-Pop In Chicago

The dominance of Korean pop acts at Lollapallooza shows Chicago is a K-pop town, fans say.

Downtown

PHOTOS: Tomorrow X Together Is First K-Pop Band To Headline Lollapalooza In U.S.

The band made their U.S. festival debut at Lollapalooza in 2022, returning this year to headline Day 3.

Downtown

Lollapalooza Day 3: Tomorrow X Together Makes History As Fans Rock Out In The Rain And Mud

Euphoric K-pop fans packed Grant Park for headliner Tomorrow X Together while Maggie Rogers' folk pop and J.I.D.’s hypnotic raps lit up Grant Park under cloudy skies.

Downtown

PHOTOS: Karol G Makes History As First Latina Lollapalooza Headliner And Billie Eilish Does ‘Barbie’

NewJeans also made history Thursday as the first female K-pop group to perform at Lollapalooza.

Citywide

Chicago Rapper Kidd Kenn Making His Lollapalooza Debut Thursday

The South Side native and openly gay hip-hop artist signed his first recording contract when he was 15.

Downtown

Lollapalooza Is Here, Chicago. Here’s What You Need To Know

From road closures to headliners and how to get tickets, here's a breakdown of the four-day music fest at Grant Park.

Citywide

Lollapalooza 2023 Lineup Announced: Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers & More

ODESZA, Lana Del Rey, Karol G, The 1975 and Tomorrow X Together are also set to headline.

Downtown

Softball Leagues That Called Grant Park Home For Decades Get Booted Due To NASCAR Deal, Big Music Fests

"These people are killing softball" said one organizer who's worried the sport may never again be played at Grant Park Downtown.

Downtown

Lollapalooza, Riot Fest And Other Big Festivals Could Require Chicago Park District Board Approval Under Proposal

Festival operators may need to get Park District board sign-off for special events hosting 10,000 people or more a day in any of Chicago's public parks.

Citywide

Lollapalooza 2022 Ends With Fewer Arrests, Hospitalizations Than In Past Years, Officials Say

Fifteen people were arrested at the popular four-day music festival, which brought 400,000 people to Grant Park.

Citywide

Lollapalooza Security Guard Faked Mass Shooting Threat To Leave Work Early, Prosecutors Say

The security guard was charged with making a false terrorist threat for allegedly circulating two fake messages, one of which said "Mass shooting at 4 pm location Lollapalooza. We have 150 targets."

Downtown

Lollapalooza Is A Wrap — But It’s Coming Back For 10 More Years (And Maybe Getting Larger)

PHOTOS: The festival will run in Chicago until at least 2032 and will be allowed to grow from 100,000 per day to 115,000.

Downtown

As Lollapalooza Opens, Activists Threaten Federal Lawsuit Over Chicago’s Youth Curfew

The curfew unfairly targets Black and Brown youth and keeps them from Downtown while white residents and visitors get a pass for events like Lolla, organizers said.

Downtown

Lollapalooza Kicks Off Thursday. Here’s What You Need To Know

The festival regularly brings hundreds of thousands of people to Grant Park. It runs throughout the weekend.

Downtown

9 Huge Cell Towers Going Up In Grant Park For Lollapalooza— But They’re Not There To Stay

Despite the sturdy construction of the towers, workers on the scene said the towers are temporary.

Downtown

Downtown Residents Say ‘Stinkin’ Loud’ Lollapalooza Turns Their Alleys Into Public Toilets

Ald. Sophia King (4th) told neighbors Lolla is always going to be loud, but she's working with organizers on some sort of sound limit for the stages. Residents want more port-a-potties on site, too.

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