Citing “ongoing and escalating” violence at 31st Street Beach in recent weeks, 4th Ward Ald. Lamont Robinson has successfully lobbied for the early closure of the beach over the holiday weekend.

CHICAGO — Vernell Watkins could be found grilling out on the Fourth of July at 31st Street Beach, where a 9 p.m. curfew takes effect tonight, and he’s not happy about it. “It’s grown folks ...

Multiple people are in police custody after an exchange of gunfire fatally wounded two victims overnight near 31st Street Beach, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO — A search continues this morning for a missing boater after more than a dozen people were rescued after a boat capsized in Lake Michigan near 31st Street Beach, according to the Chicago ...

The incident marks the second deadly shooting at 31st Street Beach in two days, and the third shooting outside a Chicago beach in less than a week.

Chicago’s 31st Street Beach will have extra security measures in place for the next 10 days, including fencing, additional security, bag checks, and violence interrupters, due to a series of … ...

Racial violence in Chicago first exploded at a lakefront beach during the Red Summer. On July 27, 1919, Eugene Williams, a Black 17-year-old boy playing in Lake Michigan at a beach near 29th ...

31st Street Beach should close at 9 p.m. due to violence, Ald. Lamont Robinson says Three people have been killed in separate shootings this week near the beach.

Totally Tribute Music Fest will feature tribute bands performing tunes by The Cure, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Elton ...

The Chicago Park District will close 31st Street beach at 9 p.m. for the holiday weekend, starting Thursday night, after several recent shootings.

A series of violent incidents at and around Chicago’s 31st Street Beach has led to the imposition of an earlier curfew on a temporary basis, an alderman told NBC Chicago on Wednesday.

The curfew at 31st Street Beach was set in place after several shootings took place near the beach over the last two weeks of June. "After the holiday, we will assess every day if we need to ...