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Humboldt Park’s inland beach opens for the first time since 2019
Humboldt Park’s inland beach opens for the first time since 2019
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Humboldt Park’s inland beach opens for the first time since 2019

 

Residents of Chicago’s West Side have a new way to beat the heat. Humboldt Park Beach – the city’s only inland, man-made beach – re-opened to the public this week for the first time since 2019. WBEZ’s Lauren Frost talked to beachgoers on opening day, and has this story.

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