Attendance
More Than 30,000 Chicago Students Miss At Least 4 Weeks Of School: Report
Truancy in the Chicago Public School system is still a major issue, according to an analysis by the Chicago Tribune.
Attendance Down At Naperville Ribfest This Year
The heat wave may have cut into attendance at a popular suburban event this week.
Attendance At State Historic Sites Down Last Year
Fewer people attended Illinois’ historic sites in 2011 than in 2010, but the numbers are beginning to level out, and that’s encouraging to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
Report: MLB Attendance May Decline For A Fourth Year
Major League Baseball is likely to mark its fourth straight year of declining attendance when this year’s season ends, according to a published report.
First Day Chicago Public School Attendance Up
Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard says first-day attendance this past Tuesday jumped to four-year high.
MSI To Give Out Free Admission Passes For First-Day CPS Attendance
Chicago school students are getting freebies, but they have to earn them.
1.7M Attend Chicago Air & Water Show
Saturday’s rain storm put a bit of a damper on attendance for the Chicago Air and Water Show this weekend.
Low Turnout At Taste Meant Low Profits For Vendors
The Taste of Chicago this summer left a sour taste with some of the festival’s food vendors.
Taste Of Chicago Arrests Drop 50%, But Attendance Down, Too
From a security standpoint, this year’s Taste of Chicago was a rousing success. From a sales and attendance standpoint, it was a flop.
Mayor Calls Taste ‘Safest In Recent Memory’
The streets around Grant Park are open again today after crews finished cleaning up from the 10-day Taste of Chicago.
MLB Draws Over 1.6 Million For Weekend’s Games
Leading up the last weekend’s Cubs-Yankees series it seemed as if demand for tickets was lacking, but Wrigley Field saw the biggest crowd for a three-game series in it’s 97-year history.
Do Cubs Fans Need To Be ‘Convinced’ To Go To Wrigley?
This season’s Wrigley Field attendance has seen a roughly eight percent decrease from a season ago. While some of that could be attributed to the poor weather, there seems to be a trend developing.
Declining Attendance Draws Concern From MLB
Declining attendance at games is drawing concern from Major League Baseball, according to a new report.
Selig Has ‘No Concerns’ Over Cubs’ Attendance Drop
It’s no mystery that the attendance at this season’s Chicago Cubs games hasn’t been what it usually is, and according to MLB commissioner Bud Selig, that has nothing to do the team’s performance or the owners.
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