Lollapalooza look back: Fest officials said they wouldn’t check vaccine cards closely; rigor of contact tracing questioned

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Chicago Tribune

Shortly after the sun set on Lollapalooza 2021, after the Foo Fighters closed with “Everlong” and Young Thug wrapped his short performance, festival organizers announced they will return to Grant Park in July. By many measures, Lollapalooza had made a triumphant comeback to the city, even as Chicago experienced a surge in coronavirus cases thanks to the highly infectious delta variant. Hospital transports and arrests were down from 2019. Severe storms and unbearable heat didn’t make an appearance, like in years past. And officials said only about 200 festivalgoers had tested positive for COVID…

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