Evanston closed Greenwood Street Beach amid the national lifeguard shortage, as cities including Chicago delay opening swimming pools.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The city of Evanston, in an effort to keep the rest of its swimming-friendly lakefront open, closed Greenwood Street Beach amid a critical shortage of lifeguards.
"There has to be some other incentives by the city of Chicago, city of Evanston, just to up the ante a little bit and make it more palatable for teenagers," said Chris Tirres."There's a shortage of overall of people working," said Audrey Thompson, director of the Parks and Recreation Department for the city of Evanston."It's not just on the lakefront."
"We just want to make sure that all of our residents are safe," said Thompson."If that means closing a beach, that means closing the beach." "We wanted to make sure that we have enough lifeguards on the more populated beaches, just to ensure safety," Thompson said."It's kind of a great thing for sailors and folks who have water craft," Tirres said.
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