It was going to be the concert of a life time for Theresa Mendez. The Janet Jackson super fan was going to see the pop icon for the first time in concert.
Saturday night’s plan involved Mendez driving from Crown Point, Ind. to Tinley Park for the Together Again concert at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, formerly known as the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, among other names.
Mendez told NBC Chicago that when they arrived in Tinley Park, they were met with relentless traffic that never let up. “Traffic everywhere,” she said. “Anyway, you can imagine every road you turn down. We even had a homeowner when we were backed up in their subdivision say that she had never seen traffic like this, and she's lived there for over 30 years.”
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly After several hours stuck in traffic, the couple decided to head home to Crown Point without seeing Jackson perform.The Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre has a capacity of over 28,000 people, with a capacity of over 17,000 spectators in lawn seats.
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