Grant Park Music Festival strikes the right chords

The recent Chicago Loop Alliance report on the economic benefits of arts and culture to Chicago highlights a simple but important truth — cultural institutions do more than entertain. They help define Chicago’s identity, strengthen communities, draw visitors from all corners of the world and generate meaningful economic activity. For nearly a century, the Grant Park Music Festival has embodied those benefits. One of the nation’s oldest, premier free outdoor classical music festivals, it is a…