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CHICAGO (WLS) — Starting Friday all of Chicago’s seventy-seven 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 shortage.
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This year, the Chicago Park District made a successful hiring push. That means it can meet its goal to open every indoor and outdoor pool Friday and run most of them at least five days a week.
For more information, visit the Chicago Park District website.
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