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It’s a nearly perfect Sunday afternoon in Chicago: sunny, 75 degrees, albeit with a little wildfire smoke. Chrissie Olstad brushes back her burgundy hair. She’s got her boots and fishnet tights on. She’s ready to jump onstage at a festival on the city’s North Side. “I am so excited,” Olstad said. “We love the Burger Fe