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Blue Angels conducting review after jet flies over Florida beachgoers

  • 1 day ago

2nd piping plover chick on Montrose Beach dies

  • Jul 7

Man killed after being dragged out to sea in crocodile attack: Police

  • Jun 29

Human jawbone with teeth found on beach

  • Jun 23

Tourist pleads not guilty in Hawaiian monk seal rock case

  • May 28

Johnson, Pritzker 'should call for help' amid 'teen takeovers': Trump

  • May 27

Alders weigh parent accountability action after 3 shot near takeover

  • May 27

Crowd prompts police response at 57th St. Beach amid teen trend plan

  • May 26

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2:04

Chicago beaches open Friday

  • May 22
0:24

4 suburban beaches closed due to high bacteria levels, IDPH says

  • Jul 5, 2025
0:18

Chicago-area beaches closed, under advisory due to bacteria levels

  • Jun 28, 2025
0:21

Chicago beaches open for season Friday

  • May 23, 2025
6:03

Local company brings sauna rentals to Chicago lakefront

  • Dec 14, 2024
2:32

31st Street Beach to close early starting tonight through weekend

  • Jul 4, 2024
0:21

Humboldt Park Beach to reopen after 4-year closure

  • Jun 9, 2024
1:40

Chicago beaches officially open for season

  • May 24, 2024

Latest Stories

Memorial Day weekend: Parade held downtown, Ukrainian soldiers participate in Soldier Field 10 Mile

The long holiday weekend brings a chance for extra fun, but the Memorial Day holiday is about the chance to reflect.

  • May 24

Chicago beaches open Friday as Mayor Johnson, officials outline summer safety plan

Chicago beaches open up Friday, marking the unofficial start of the summer.

  • May 22

Gates, plate readers installed to enforce payment for parking at Chicago beaches

The parking gates and license plate readers are now in place at 10 locations up and down the lakefront.

  • May 11

Exhibit at National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago is a call to climate action

From a massive SOS on the lakefront, to the walls of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago's Pilsen, Ana Teresa Fernández is "speaking in light" to save the planet.

  • Apr 16

Muir Beach's 16th century England hideaway transports you to a whole new world

Only a short 20-minute drive from the Golden Gate, a trip to the Pelican Inn feels like you traveled back in time.

  • Mar 24