Community Corner
Pride North Festival In Rogers Park Draws Heat For Charging Admission
As CBS 2's Jermont Terry reported Monday night, the Pride North Chicago festival is now catching heat for taking the cash.
CHICAGO (CBS) — A few streetlights along Glenwood Avenue near Morse Avenue are still decked with Pride colors – remnants of Pride North. The street festival turned sour on Sunday when signs popped up on day two. “The sign did not say ‘suggested donation,’” said Luke Vander Pluym. “It said ‘$20,’ and another sign underneath it, ‘cash only,’ and both were written with Sharpie.”
Ald. Maria Hadden (49th) stresses requiring payment was simply illegal, and violated the city permit that prohibits charging to walk streets. The alderwoman said not only did organizers charge to enter the street, but, “They also had signs up that said, ‘absolutely no walk-throughs.’”
