When the 50 outdoor pools run by the Chicago Park District open Saturday they will offer 7-day access for the first time in six years, but the season will end mid-August — when the city is usually hit ...

Chicago swimming pools are getting ready to open and for the first time since 2020, all 50 Chicago Park District outdoor pools will be open seven days a week. The seven-day operational schedule for ...

CHICAGO — Chicago is known for its skyline and lakefront but tucked away in Lincoln Park is a place that feels worlds apart from the city around it. For years, the big wooden doors outside the Alfred ...

The Chicago Park District this month clipped short the swimming season at 11 outdoor swimming pools, highlighting a disparity in the number of operating days at pools across the city, a Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago Park District announced Thursday that it will keep a collection of pools and beaches open until Labor Day this year as part of a phased end-of-summer pool plan. “We work to ...

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