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Taste of River North
Date: Friday, July 22 – Sunday, July 24
Time: Friday – 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday – 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday – 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Ward Park, Chicago
River North’s signature event, Taste of River North, returns for its 15th anniversary season, July 22 – 24. Lucky Boys Confusion, Sixteen Candles, and Rod Tuffcurls will rock your world. Enjoy a curated selection of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, merchants, and artists in addition to heart-pounding live music along picturesque Ward Park on the Chicago River. Check out www.tasteofrivernorth.com for more info.
Warped Tour
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Warped Tour is right around the corner and it’s a throwback year! 3OH!3, Good Charlote, Reel Big Fish, and many more will hit up Tinley Park’s Hollywood Casino Amphitheater on Saturday, July 23rd!
48th Annual Sheffield Music Festival & Garden Walk
Date: Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul Campus, Lincoln Park
From the website: The “Summer’s Best Festival” features self-guided tours of more than 80 Gardens, guided Architectural Tours, live entertainment by some of Chicago’s and North America’s finest bands, food and drink, and activities for children at the Kids’ Corner.
Traffic Alert: Sheffield closed between Webster and Fullerton
Grill Takeover with Lamar Moore of Smoke Daddy BBQ at Mariano’s West Loop
Date: Sunday, July 24
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Mariano’s West Loop – 40 S. Halsted
Join us at Mariano’s West Loop for a Grill Takeover with Lamar Moore of The Smoke Daddy BBQ.
Lamar Moore will guide the class through perfect grilling techniques and the secrets to his best BBQ!
Registration ($10) is required and space is limited!
Disability Pride Parade
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: State & VanBuren, the Loop
Starting on South Plymouth since 2006, the parade marches north to Jackson, west to Dearborn Street, then North to Daley Plaza.
Public Transit:
‘L’
Blue and Red Lines – Jackson
Orange, Pink and Brown Lines – LaSalle/Van Buren
Bus
#22, #24, #29, #36, #62, #146, #147, #151
108th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Launching from Navy Pier
From the Website: With 326 boats participating in the 333-mile journey from Chicago to Mackinac Island this year, the 108th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Wintrust will offer plenty of opportunities for fans to view the boats on land, on the water, and from anywhere else you might be. Here’s how you can see and track the 2016 race.
Other Festivals
from Festing.com
Traffic Restrictions & Road Projects
Closures are in place for Lollapalooza throughout Grant Park, though the festival does not begin until Thursday, July 28.
From IDOT: Lane closures will take place on Higgins Road (Illinois 72) from Lexington Drive to east of Interstate 290, in Schaumburg, beginning, weather permitting, Friday, July 22. Daily and nightly lane closures will take place on Higgins Road from Lexington Drive to east of Interstate 290 including east and west Interstate 290/Illinois 53 Frontage Roads and the northbound Interstate 290/Illinois 53 exit ramp at Higgins Road.
CTA and Public Transit Weekend Alerts
BLUE LINE
Tue, Jul 19 to Mon, Sep 19 or completion
Cumberland Blue Line Station North Street-to-Bridge Elevator Out of Service
How does this affect my trip?
The north street-to-bridge elevator at Cumberland station is temporarily out of service.
Entry/exiting from the Cumberland Blue Line station is available by stairs and the south street-to-bridge elevator, or stairs, escalator or elevator from the bus terminal.
The elevator is estimated to return to service on Monday, September 19, 2016 (date subject to change).
Jul 22 – 23
10pm Fri to 5am Sat
10pm Sat to 6am Sun
Boarding Change, Delays Between Montrose and Addison
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the O’Hare-bound side of the platform at the Irving Park station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Montrose and Addison, resulting in minor delays.
Jul 24 – 25
10pm Sun to 4am Mon
Boarding Change, Delays Between Irving Park and Logan Square
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the O’Hare-bound side of the platform at the Addison and Belmont stations.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Irving Park and Logan Square, resulting in minor delays.
GREEN and PINK LINES
Jul 23 – 25
2am Sat to 4am Mon
Bus Substitution Between Clinton Station and the Loop
How does this affect my trip?
Shuttle buses will replace rail service between Clinton and Clark/Lake.
Pink Line trains will operate between 54th/Cermak and Clinton.
Green Line trains will operate between Harlem/Lake and Clinton, and between Ashland/63rd-Cottage Grove and the Loop. Trains will operate clockwise around the Inner Loop, on the side normally used by Orange and Pink line trains.
A shuttle train will operate counterclockwise around the Outer Loop, on the side normally used by Brown Line trains.
ORANGE LINE
Jul 24 – 25
10pm Sun to 4am Mon
Boarding Change, Delays between Kedzie and 35th/Archer
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the Midway-bound side of the platform at the Western station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Kedzie and 35th/Archer, resulting in minor delays.
