{"id":86740,"date":"2025-07-23T19:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/86740\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T19:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:43:08","slug":"what-chicago-drivers-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/86740\/","title":{"rendered":"What Chicago Drivers Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Windy City\u2019s biggest and arguably most fun summer music festival<\/a> is nearly here, which means that street closures are already underway. Whether you\u2019re partaking in the fun at Lollapalooza\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0four-day festival, or you\u2019re just trying to get to work in the most efficient and quick way possible, here\u2019s what you need to know for the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

From Thursday, July 31 to Sunday, August 3, Grant Park will be the hub for all-things music\u2026and crowds. Headliners, drawing loads of concertgoers, include Tyler, the Creator, R\u00fcf\u00fcs Du Sol, Luke Combs, and Olivia Rodrigo. (And, yes, we\u2019re excited!) Of course, what this also means is that many downtown streets will close well ahead of the festival, making it difficult to get around if you don\u2019t plan ahead.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED: A brand-new music festival is coming to Edgewater this summer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first thing you should know is that some streets have already began their closures to vehicular and pedestrian traffic\u2014Balbo Drive from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive closed on July 16.<\/p>\n

More street closures are planned for the following dates and locales:<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 22\u2014August 9: Jackson, from Columbus to Dusable Lake Shore Drive<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 4: Balbo, from Michigan to Columbus<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 4: Jackson, from Michigan to Columbus<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 4: Columbus, from Monroe to Roosevelt<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 4: Columbus (Northbound), from 13th Street to Roosevelt<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 4: Congress Plaza Dr, from Michigan to Columbus<\/p>\n

July 30\u2014August 4: Monroe, from Michigan to Dusable Lake Shore Drive<\/p>\n

Street closures are expected as well, including the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 29\u2014August 3: Michigan, from Jackson to 11th St. Bridge<\/p>\n

July 16\u2014August 10: Balbo (both sides), from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive<\/p>\n

July 16\u2014August 8: Columbus (Northbound side), from Roosevelt to Ida B Wells<\/p>\n

July 21\u2014August 9: Columbus (Southbound side), from 9th St. Yard to S. Ida B. Wells<\/p>\n

July 21\u2014August 9: Jackson (both sides), from Coumbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive<\/p>\n

July 23: DuSable Lake Shore Drive (Northbound side), from Monroe to Roosevelt<\/p>\n

July 19 and July 21\u2014August 9: Monroe (Eastbound side), from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive<\/p>\n

July 26\u2014August 9: DuSable Lake Shore Drive\u00a0(Southbound side), from\u00a0Monroe to Roosevelt<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 4: Balbo\u00a0(both sides), from\u00a0Michigan to Columbus<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 4: Jackson\u00a0(both sides), from\u00a0Michigan to Columbus<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August: Congress Plaza Dr,\u00a0from\u00a0Michigan to Columbus<\/p>\n

July 26\u2014July 27: Congress Plaza Dr.\u00a0(Westbound & Eastbound side), from\u00a0Michigan to Columbus<\/p>\n

July 28\u2014August 5: Columbus\u00a0(both sides), from\u00a0Monroe to Roosevelt<\/p>\n

August 5: DuSable Lake Shore Drive\u00a0(Northbound side), from\u00a0Monroe to Roosevelt<\/p>\n

Additional closures to know about:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Grant Park Dog Park will be closed from now through August 9. However, a temporary dog park will be available for your furry friends southeast of the skate park.<\/p>\n

The park\u2019s tennis and pickle ball courts will also close from July 27\u2014August 5.<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a> for more detailed information on street closures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Windy City\u2019s biggest and arguably most fun summer music festival is nearly here, which means that street…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":86741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[11234,960,5386,1818,11235,1164],"class_list":{"0":"post-86740","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-categories-travel","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-illinois","12":"tag-news-transport-travel","13":"tag-travel"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114904262454063613","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}