Chicago Park District

After months of pushback from community members concerned about megafestivals taking over a neighborhood park, the Chicago Park District is implementing changes to the permitting process.

After a summer where many of them hid until nearly dawn, the planets are back at a reasonable hour.

All 21 of Chicago’s public beaches will be closed to swimmers after Monday, as lifeguards will no longer be on duty.

You might want to get your last days in at Chicago public pools, as they will all be closed by Sunday.

We've known the NASCAR street race is scheduled for the beginning of July 2023, but on Thursday afternoon, the sheer scale of the permit issued by the Chicago Park District to NASCAR was unveiled.

The weather has been hot in Chicago for weeks, but the Park District has not been able to hire enough lifeguards to open pools in the neighborhoods. Last week, they said with only 55% of the "targeted number of qualified seasonal lifeguards" the Park District will be able to open less than half of the outdoor pools.

With nearly half of its lifeguard jobs still unfilled, the Chicago Park District will limit access to no-swimming-allowed portions of North Avenue Beach and Calumet Beach to divert enough lifeguards to open 37 neighborhood pools on July 5.

Chicago residents seeking relief from a recent heat wave won’t be able to cool off in the city’s pools until after the Fourth of July weekend because of a lifeguard shortage, park officials said.

Parents are putting the heat on the Chicago Park District to reopen public pools in West Humboldt Park.

A Chicago parent says her son waited more than three hours, expecting to be assigned to a park but was turned away.

Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner! Marking the unofficial start to summer, it’s when Chicago's beaches are back open for business.