Douglass Park

community Shut out of local park for private festivals

Petition: Remove the Megafests

Block Club: West Siders Grill Park District: Why Do You Let Music Festivals Take Over Douglass Park Most Of Summer? (08/25/2022)
Block Club: Riot Fest Fires Contractor After Disrespectful Meeting Fuels Tensions (08/11/2022)
Chicago Reader: The Sale of Douglass Park (07/21/2022)
Block Club: West Siders Petition To Boot Riot Fest, Lyrical Lemonade And Heatwave From Douglass Park (07/20/2022)
WTTW: Riot Fest Is Coming to Douglass Park, Whether Neighbors Want It or Not (09/09/2021)
The Triibe: After the festival rush, Douglas Park is left alone to grapple with continuing neglect and violence (08/08/2019)
Streetsblog: Activists Speak Out Against the Privatization of Douglas Park for Riot Fest (09/08/2016)
DNAinfo: Keep Riot Fest Out of Douglas Park, Protesters Tell Aldermen at Meeting (06/24/2015)
Chicago Reporter: Riot Fest Serves as a Case Study for Community Inclusion (06/11/2015)
In These Times: Why We Organized to Keep Riot Fest Out of Humboldt Park (05/28/2015)
Chicago Tribune: Locals Not So Festive About Big Events