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NEAR WEST SIDE — A major festival for techno music is returning Labor Day weekend with a longer stay in Union Park. ARC Music Festival will run Sept. 4-7, expanding to four days this year with a multitude of electronic and house music acts. Put on by Auris Presents, ARC is one of the largest music events in Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St., bringing together a vast array of both local and global performers in EDM, drum and bass, dance and more.

THE LOOP — The Chicago Loop Alliance is launching the Loop Arts District, a coalition of nearly 90 arts organizations that will develop the Loop’s identity as a world-class cultural destination. The alliance announced the initiative during its Feb. 27 annual meeting, which convened hundreds of business owners and other stakeholders to consider the future of Chicago’s business hub. The Loop Alliance meanwhile confirmed to Block Club that its Sundays On State event series will not return in 2026.