Overview

• Cleanup of Grant Park started on August 4 with stages coming down and major thoroughfares like Balbo and Jackson drives reopening today.
• Some street closures around Grant Park will remain in effect through August 9 and 10, affecting key commuter routes.
• Organizers reported about 115,000 people attended each day during the four-day festival.
• The City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications recorded 12 arrests and 42 ambulance transports over the event.
• An Air Quality Alert due to Canadian wildfire smoke continues to affect the festival grounds and surrounding neighborhoods.