<p>In the days leading up to this year’s Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, <a class="Link" href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-q4m3l4q3vks443sm.amp" target="_blank" ><u>Bridgeview</u></a> was among the hardest <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2026/06/12/chicago-severe-weather-tornadoes-power-outage-comed-customers-englewood" target="_blank" >hit by waves of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across Illinois</a> this week. It took over 48 hours of labor from the festival organizers, construction crews and the Village of Bridgeview to get the festival up and running, organizers said. Even then, the festival started a bit later on Friday, and performance schedules were delayed.