Riot Fest 2014 Humboldt Park damages total $182,000

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As far as music festivals go — Riot Fest 2014 was true to form. Rocking, wet and there was mud. So much mud.

The annual music festival in Humboldt Park caused $182,000 in damage, more than three times last year’s assessment as reported by DNAInfo Chicago.

The sum — an estimate provided by city officials in the days after the festival — will be paid by Riot Fest organizers.

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