Daywatch: The last maestro
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When musicians take to the stage in Riis Park later today, Carlos Arjona will be listening whether he wants to or not.
The Belmont Cragin resident didn’t know the three-day Re:SET Chicago concert series would be coming to the park across the street from his house until a friend told him. “It was just dumped on our neighborhood.”
Residents across Belmont Cragin and Pilsen are sharing similar frustrations about a lack of community engagement ahead of two music festivals scheduled in their parks this weekend: Re:SET and the two-day Michelada Fest in Pilsen’s Harrison Park.
Read the full story from Jake Sheridan and Laura Rodríguez Presa.
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