One of the best things about living in Chicago is the free music festivals during the summer, including both the free of charge Blues Festival and Jazz Festival. Apparently as one of Mayor Daley's last acts as Chicago Mayor, he has decied to start taking bids on the privitization of music festivals in the city. Interesting given that the city has a 6.4 billion dollar budget crisis and the festivals only use up 2.5 million of the city budget. There's even a possibility that these festivals have made the city money by being tourist attractions, bringing people in from the surrounding areas and spending time and money in the city. I can only imagine the horrifying outcome if the same promoters that put on Lollapalooza will put on the Chicago Blues Festival and the Chicago Jazz Festival. It will also give me another reason to despise Ticketmaster/Live Nation, because you know they will be selling the tickets. Be prepared to pay over $100 to go to festival, and probably another $60 in fees, for yet another thing that used to be free.
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