The fields at Douglass Park have been trampled and damaged following the Heatwave Music Festival. With the addition of the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash hip-hop festival in 2019 and the newcomer Heatwave Festival in 2022, many residents are fed up with having Douglass Park closed off for weeks as each event sets up and tears down infrastructure. Riot Fest was based at Humboldt Park until it was kicked out by residents with the support of Ald. The festivals have been a growing issue among residents of North Lawndale and Little Village since Riot Fest relocated to Douglass Park in 2015. “The fact that the people are constantly being overlooked due to the private, for-profit events is very telling as to who elected officials and the city are here to serve,” resident Anton Adkins said. Organizers collected an additional 750 signatures on an in-person petition from parkgoers and neighbors who live in the area, organizer Sara Heymann said. The petition also calls on Park District CEO Rosa Escareño and Mayor Lori Lightfoot step in to stop the festivals. Monique Scott (24th) and George Cardenas (12th) to stop allowing private companies to fence residents out of the park for massive festivals without a community input process that would allow neighbors to say no to events. NORTH LAWNDALE - Nearly 1,000 people have signed onto a petition calling for city leaders to boot three large music festivals out of Douglass Park - including the Heatwave electronic music fest, which debuted last weekend.Īt least 953 residents have signed an online petition calling on Alds.
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