The Latest Breaking News from Lollapalooza

C3 Presents, which runs Lollapalooza, has donated $500,000 to the Chicago Park District.

The band became the darlings of Lollapalooza this summer, making their return to Chicago all the more special.

NASCAR has named a veteran racing executive to oversee its first-ever street race in Chicago as it gears up for a Lollapalooza-like festival at Grant Park for next July 4th weekend.

CHICAGO — The deal to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago for at least the next decade includes a complete revamp of how festival producers will pay the Park District, tighter restrictions that keep competing music festivals out of Grant Park and no provisions for investment in the grounds except a $100,000…

Chicagoans rock out at Lollapalooza, new U.S. citizens share their joy, and sailboats and rubber ducks take to the water in our best unseen pics of the week.

Security guard creates fake Facebook profile to post about shooting threat to music festival

CHICAGO — An 18-year-old security guard remains behind bars after allegedly faking a mass shooting alert at Lollapalooza so she could leave work early, prosecutors say.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The terms are not as generous as in a new 10-year extension with Lollapalooza, but the mayor said it “doesn’t make sense” to compare the events, calling the music festival a “phenomenon unto itself.”