Seals Take Over NorCal Beach During Government Shutdown

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• Chicago Park District installs new payment parking gates at 8 lakefront beach lots

  

• Volunteers help to clean litter at South Side beach in honor of Earth Day

  

• Award-winning chef charged with killing wife at UMass Amherst Campus Center Hotel

  

• Smoke from South Georgia wildfires spreads across 30,000 acres. See where they're all burning on our interactive map.

  

• Special election to be scheduled for Rep. David Scott's seat after lawmaker's death