Some beloved Chicago street festivals are downsizing this year because of rising costs. The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of ...

Local street festivals are a beloved part of Chicago’s summer identity, but organizers say the future of many of these events is now in jeopardy.

The coalition warns that many festivals may not be able to continue due to the increasing costs of production.

Unlike city-produced music festivals, Chicago street festivals receive no city funding and rely on sponsorships and donations ...

Chicago’s street festivals are a staple of summer culture. And at least one, the popular Wicker Park Fest, plans to scale ...

Chicago’s neighborhood street festivals ... Pamela Maass, executive director of the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, said there’s often confusion over how the events are funded ...

Lawrence Ave., on a building that houses the North River Commission and Albany Park Chamber of Commerce. “We wanted to represent traditional clothing and people who live in the neighborhood.

Food-focused events like Taste of Randolph and Ribfest Chicago are part of a coalition worried about their futures.

despite still awaiting final permit approval from the Chicago Park District. El Grito is organized and hosted by the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Mexican Consulate in Chicago, which ...

Festival goers mill about during the last day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Sept ... North Lawndale Chamber of Commerce meeting at Grace Memorial Baptist Church, 1457 S. Kenneth Ave., on April 16.