FACING THE MUSIC AT LOLLA — ROE V. WADE IN GOP’s SIGHTS — FINALLY, A CANNABIS LOTTERY

By SHIA KAPOS 

Coronavirus is surging — an internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says the Delta variant is more transmissible than Ebola or chicken pox — but Chicago is forging ahead with Lollapalooza, allowing 100,000 concert-goers a day through Sunday into Grant Park.

Organizers say 90 percent of attendees Thursday, the day Miley Cyrus headlined, showed proof of a vaccination and about 600 people were not allowed to enter the festival due to lack of paperwork. Surely, everyone saw the fine print explaining how all this is at your own risk.

Fingers crossed those numbers will hold up for today’s concerts featuring Tyler the Creator and Marshmello.

Dr. Allison Arwady, a guiding light for Chicagoans during the pandemic, said, “I certainly know we’re being a lot more responsible than many other settings that are just as large that are gathering around the country.” It’s Party in the USA.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was on stage yesterday welcoming the crowd and urging vaccinations. And Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s attending over the weekend with his wife and friends.

Hanging over their enthusiasm to attend is emerging information about the Delta variant and the so-called breakthrough cases — people who have been vaccinated but still carry the virus (Even so, the vaccinated who might get sick aren’t ending up in the hospital or dying, which is kinda the point). They’re out there. And City Hall and every parent of a fearless “Can’t Be Tamed” young adult grooving in Grant Park to the tune of “Nothing Else Matters” hopes Lolla doesn’t turn out to be a super spreader event.

Masks seem to be in order, but WTF do I know ?