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  Is Your Pool Open This Summer? Check With Our Guide

  blockclubchicago.org - Kelly Bauer

  CHICAGO — The Park District is set to open 37 pools this summer — but more than half of the city’s public pools won’t be open for the season, …

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  Some Beaches To Close, Half Of City’s Pools To Open July 5 As Park District Shuffles Short-Staffed Lifeguards

  blockclubchicago.org - Mack Liederman

  CHICAGO — The Park District will open 37 pools this summer — less than half of the city’s 77 public pools — while limiting access to some beaches …

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  Police Officers Lied About Why They Dragged Mia Wright From Car, Hurled Racist Slurs In Brickyard Mall Attack, Watchdog Says

  blockclubchicago.org - Pascal Sabino

  BELMONT CRAGIN — A police officer lied about why he dragged people from a car, used excessive force and another officer hurled racist and sexist …

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  Gemz And Boardz, Specializing In Crystals And Skateboards, Will Add A Cafe When It Reopens In Albany Park This Summer

  blockclubchicago.org - Alex V. Hernandez

  ALBANY PARK — A couple who opened a shop selling crystals and skateboards plan to add a cafe when they come back with a new Albany Park location this …

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  Can New Chicago Mobility Collaborative Make City Streets Safer For Bicyclists And Pedestrians?

  blockclubchicago.org - Izzy Stroobandt

  CHICAGO — As Chicago faces the highest number of traffic-related deaths and injuries in years, the Chicago Department of Transportation is launching …

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  Englewood Connect, A $15 Million Business Incubator To Be Built In An Old Firehouse, Could Break Ground This Fall

  blockclubchicago.org - Atavia Reed

  ENGLEWOOD — Developers of a multimillion-dollar project that would transform a historical Englewood firehouse into an eco-food hub could break ground …