CHICAGO (WLS) -- Starting Friday all of Chicago's 77 public pools will be open following a lifeguard hiring binge. Last summer, only half of the city's pools opened due to a citywide lifeguard ...

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Despite the record-breaking high temperatures that have hit the city in recent days, Chicagoans will not be able to enjoy the cooling relief of public pools until after the long Fourth of July weekend ...

CHICAGO — Buckingham Fountain is closed “until further notice” after vandals dyed the Grant Park landmark’s pool water red and spray-painted messages opposing the war in Gaza overnight. Chicago Park ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Uber launched a new carpooling service called Uber Pool on Tuesday in Chicago. Uber Pool allows riders who are taking similar routes share a ride. Uber said the service is 25 percent ...

Signs of cicadas are popping up across the Chicago area and experts believe it will just take one more summer-like day to bring the insects to the surface. “I’m thinking the next 80-degree day may put ...