A person jumps in the mud at the Perry’s Stage during Solardo’s set at Lollapalooza Day 3 on Saturday, Aug. 5 at Grant Park in Chicago.

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Jared Leto performs with Thirty Seconds To Mars on day two of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Friday, Aug. 4.

Festivalgoers wearing ponchos pose for a photo near the Perry’s stage during the third day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Saturday, Aug. 5.

Sudan Archives performs on the T-Mobile stage on day two of Lollapalooza, Friday, Aug. 4.

Danielle Ponder performs at the BMI stage, during day 3 of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Saturday, Aug. 5.

Fans cheer and dance as DJ Diesel performs on Perry’s stage on day two of Lollapalooza, Friday, Aug. 4.

A Festivalgoer wrapped in a poncho takes a photo as Thee Sacred Souls performs during the third day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Saturday, Aug. 5.

Kendrick Lamar performs on the T-Mobile stage on day two of Lollapalooza, Friday, Aug. 4.

A person yells after falling inside the mosh pit during DJ Diesel’s set at Perry’s Stage on Friday, Aug. 4 at Grant Park in Chicago.

A festivalgoer screams as water is thrown on the crowd during Destroy Lonely’s set at Coinbase Stage at Lollapalooza Day 3 on Saturday, Aug. 5.

Tomorrow X Together performs at the Bud Light stage, during day 3 of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Saturday, Aug. 5.

Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers walks on his hands before playing on the T-Mobile Stage at Lollapalooza Day 4 on Sunday, Aug. 6.

Karol G performs on the Bud Light stage on day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday, Aug. 3.

Louis the Child performs at the Perry’s stage, during day 4 of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Sunday, Aug. 6.

Rina Sawayama performs at the Bud Light stage, during day 4 of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Sunday, Aug. 6.

Olympic all-around gold medalist Simone Biles practices on the balance beam before competing in the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition at Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Saturday, Aug. 5.

Bruce Springsteen does a guitar solo as he performs a sold-out show with the E Street Band at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Mourners line up to pay their respects to Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz’s family during his public memorial at the United Center in the Near West Side, Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Layne Bottom wears a duck hair accessory during Special Olympics Illinois’ Chicago Ducky Derby, Thursday, Aug. 10. The annual tradition benefits Special Olympics Illinois athletes.

Shoppers browse and walk through vendors at the Logan Square Farmer’s Market, Sunday, Aug. 6.

Parade goers with Gayatri Gyan Mandir (Center for Gayatri Consciousness) wave flags during India’s 77th Independence Parade, which celebrates India’s independence from Britain on August 15.

Parade goers are reflected on the window of a clothing store during India’s 77th Independence Parade, which celebrates India’s independence from Britain on August 15, 1947, along West Devon Avenue in the West Ridge neighborhood, Saturday, Aug. 5.

Matthew Brewer, owner and founder of Grasshopper Club, speaks at Grasshopper Club, a dispensary, after the store’s ribbon cutting ceremony for its second location in the South Loop neighborhood, Thursday, Aug. 10.

Bart Chari, a member of the community, stands at a memorial for Serabi Medina full of balloons, stuffed animals, candles, and notes at the scene where she was shot and killed on the 3500 block of N Long Ave in Portage Park, Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Hunter Ellis (left) and Anna Melnikov (right) stand next to the electric vehicles they purchased outside Hunter’s home in Jefferson Park, Thursday, Aug. 10. Both expected rebates from Illinois but the state ran out of money.

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