Chicago Park District

Now that Labor Day has passed, Chicago’s 2023 beach season has officially come to an end.

It may feel like summer just got underway, but we’re already rapidly-approaching the end of beach season in the city of Chicago.

After a lifeguard shortage hindered full pool operations during the summer in 2022, all indoor and outdoor Chicago Park District pools have opened for the season, NBC Chicago’s Patrick Fazio reports.

The summer of 2022 saw a nationwide lifeguard shortage and Chicago pools felt that squeeze, with many of them opening later than their typical June date. This year however, that’s not the case.

All 22 of Chicago’s beaches have opened for the season, and city officials say that all park district pools will soon follow suit.

As we hit the Memorial Day holiday, Chicago residents are eager to get to their neighborhood pools for the summer of 2023, and those facilities are set to open in the near future.