City to Heat: We’re onto You

By Amy Mikel in News on Aug 1, 2008 6:42PM

While Tankboy, Marcus, Chuck and other Chicagoist staffers crush in with 75,000 other festival goers at Lollapalooza this weekend, temperature highs are expected to be in the upper 80s, possibly even surpassing 90 degrees.

City officials, understandably skittish from all that finger-pointing business after this year’s Taste, will be closely monitoring weather and safety conditions at the festival, providing first-aid stations, cooling centers, misting stations and several response-ready ambulances. Festival planners have also agreed to provide free water if temps rise above 90. [Trib]