>>  IT IS A BIG WIN FOR SOME    NEIGHBORS,  TWO FESTIVALS WILL  BE  MOVING LOCATIONS, AND THE  GREENISH  CHICAGO RIVER IS NOT  TO BLAME, I WANT TO BE CLEAR .
PATTY JOINS US WITH MORE ON   THOSE STORIES, AS A PART OF HER   THIS WEEK IN NATURE COLUMN.
WELCOME BACK, PATTY.
CATCH US   UP TO SPEED  FOR THE SITUATION.
>>  THERE WERE THREE MAJOR   MUSIC FESTIVALS LAST SUMMER AND  NEIGHBORS SAY IT HAS CREATED SO  MUCH CHAOS,  THEY LOSE ACCESS   TO THEIR COMMUNITY SPACE  FOR   ALMOST HALF OF THE SUMMER.
THEY ARE WORRIED THAT  AMBULANCES CAN'T GET TO THE   HOSPITALS, THEY COMPLAINED SO   PERSISTENTLY TO THE CHICAGO   PARK DISTRICT 4, THAT THE BOARD  AMENDED CODE SO  IT WOULD   REQUIRE COMMISSIONERS APPROVAL.
A COUPLE OF FESTIVAL  ORGANIZERS  IN THIS GAME OF  CHICKEN , THEY MOVED.
THE HEAT  WAVE MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL BE  MOVING,  THE SUMMER SMASH  IS   MOVING IN BRIDGEVIEW.
SO,   DOUGLAS PARK  COULD BE A   FESTIVAL FREE SUMMER WHICH IS   GREAT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS .
BUT,   IT'S NOT JUST RESIDENCE AROUND  DOUGLAS PARK THAT ARE DEALING   WITH THIS.
YOU HAVE THE FOLKS   WHO LIVE AROUND GRANT PARK  AND  THERE ARE NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE   WHO LIVE AROUND GRANT PARK AND   THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN  DISAPPOINTED  WITH WHAT IS  GOING ON WITH LOLLAPALOOZA ,   NOW YOU HAVE THE NASCAR RACE  COMING.
JUST THESE EVENTS,    THEY ARE SOMETIMES MULTI-WEEK   LONG SETUPS.
AND THIS IS   SOMETHING THAT I THINK  THE   NEXT MAYOR IS GOING TO HAVE TO   WRESTLE WITH.
WHAT IS  GOING TO  HAPPEN WITH THESE MAJOR EVENTS?
>> SO, A LITTLE BIT OF  ST.   PATRICK'S DAY FUN.
A GREEN  SPACE.
WHY IS THE FISH GREEN,   PATTY?
>> BECAUSE IT IS THAT TIME OF   YEAR FOR THE MALES AND FEMALES   TO GET TOGETHER, AND  THE MALE   FISH WHICH ARE NATIVE TO THE   GREAT LAKES AREA, THEY HAVE   GREEN FINS  WHEN IT IS TIME FOR  THEM TO DO THEIR JOB  WITH THE   LADY FISH.
SO, JUST A LITTLE   FUN FACT FOR  THE IRISH TODAY.
THEY ARE TRYING TO CATCH THE