City Parks Bank $1.6 million Thanks To Lollapalooza

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 8, 2008 3:00PM

Has it really been two months since Lollapalooza? Feels like it was just yesterday. What did happen yesterday was the announcement that the annual music fest brought in $1.6 million for the Chicago Park District, an increase of $400,000 over last year's take. Said Parks Supt. Timothy Mitchell, "They put on a great show." Indeed. Promoters agreed to cover the cost of repair to the park as well as the cost of the police protection while the Park District was guaranteed $1 million or 8.5 percent of the total take. A total of 225,000 people attended the fest in Grant Park this year, which featured the fest's first sell-outs in its history.