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Families turned out on the first day that Chicago Park District pools opened. Others had a splash at the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park. The city could reach 90 degrees for seven straight days, with very little cool down overnight.
A week of high temperatures arrives as the Chicago Park District opens all 77 public pools for the season. The city is offering six cooling centers where those who could be vulnerable to the heat can seek relief.
Chicago’s only inland beach, 1400 N. Sacramento Ave., will open June 17, coinciding with the opening of all Chicago Park District outdoor pools.
Reign Ware was leaving a family party in the 200 block of South Campbell Avenue early Sunday morning when shots were fired from a Jeep. She was killed and a 24-year-old man was wounded.