Beaches, Swimming Pools Facing Shortage Of Lifeguards As Summer Gets Underway
Hot job alert. Literally. Lifeguard chairs across Illinois seem to be harder to fill this summer.
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Hot job alert. Literally. Lifeguard chairs across Illinois seem to be harder to fill this summer.
The Chicago Park District is making a nationally-renowned bird sanctuary easier to access for people with disabilities. But as CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reported, it is causing a rift among birders.
As part of the "My CHI. My Future" program launched by the city last year, the city is working with more than 200 community groups to offer employment, educational, and recreational opportunities across the city.
Monty and Rose, a pair of Great Lakes piping plovers that have nested at Montrose Beach the last three years, are about to be parents again, after Park District officials spotted three eggs at their breeding grounds along the lakefront.
The city is looking for the for the fastest kids in Chicago.
"At this point, what we need is to show that all of Chicago is watching."
Two families are now fighting to keep memorial trees offered through the Chicago Park District standing after being told they would be uprooted.
When piping plovers Monty and Rose chose to mate in Chicago in 2019, they were the first plovers to nest here since 1955.
It might be only 40 degrees this morning, but it's April. That means Memorial Day is around the corner. Will you be able to splish-splash to your heart's content? Or will many beaches and pools be closed again?
Less than 24 hours after CBS 2 exposed dangerous conditions along the lakefront trail, there have already been some changes.
A huge hazard has developed along the lakefront that runners and bicyclists might not see coming.
Sign up for Chicago Park District programs is now open.
The Lakefront Trail reopened in June, with a requirement that visitors keep moving, and the city only opened half of the 50 access points to the lakefront at that time.
Chicago's Lakefront Trail is closed due to high waves and icy conditions as a winter storm approaches.
The Chicago Park District announced Wednesday that it will resume in-person programing next week.
Holiday trees can be dropped off inside tree corrals. The trees will be turned into mulch and wood chips, which Chicago residents can pick up for free starting on the 16th at selected park locations.
High waves and icy condition have prompted a lakefront trail closure, the Chicago Park District announced Wednesday.
Students at Village Leadership Academy had been working since 2017 to have the sprawling park renamed.
A simple Facebook post from Pilsen turned a teen's frown around.
It's been six months without live theater in Chicago. Now one famed acting group is now getting back on stage in front of an audience.
"If we allow people to go onto the sand, that could promote large gatherings," said lifeguard trainer and supervisor Sam Jorden.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot this weekend saw sun lovers violating COVID-19 safety rules – and she has since taken action and has also said more restrictions could follow.
The Chicago Park District confirmed lakefront restaurants and concession stands were given permission to reopen this week, after being forced to close the past few months due to the pandemic.
"We, as employees, are not being notified."
Dangerous heat settled on Chicago Saturday, prompting a heat advisory.
