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Onlookers observed the water rescue drill, organized to inform beachgoers on water safety ahead of the scheduled Friday opening of Chicago beaches. “I didn’t know if it was real or not,” one observer said. “It was a good display.”
It happened about 9:30 p.m. at a residential apartment building in the 1300 block of South Throop Street in the Little Italy/UIC neighborhood, officials said.
Expanded weekend services, including road tests and written tests, will be offered June 1 through Aug. 31, historically the busiest season for teenagers looking to get behind the wheel.
The U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide caution" alert, saying it had learned of an "increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events."