West Side residents continue to push Chicago Park District officials to move Riot Fest from Douglass Park as the festival returns this weekend.
Some Lawndale residents want to prevent any more music fesitvals from being held in Douglass Park, including Riot Fest, which has called the park home since 2015.Residents living near Douglass Park in Little Village and Lawndale are bracing for a noisy weekend from Riot Fest - a weekend they expect to be filled with parking headaches.
A playground and a field along Albany Avenue remained outside of the festival's perimeter Tuesday as a few people jogged in the area and others played soccer. In August, Riot Fest issued a statement following a contentious meeting between a contractor and community members, stating that it wanted to "remain a positive asset to the community."
"These kinds of concerts are actually detrimental to the health of these communities in which they land in," Rodriguez Ochoa said.
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