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    Chicago Park District to close 31st Street Beach for 10 days starting Thursday

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    The Chicago Park District will close 31st Street beach at 9 p.m. for ten days, starting Thursday night.

    The change follows recent crime at the beach. Three people have been killed in separate incidents.

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    There will also be bag checks and new fencing has gone up.

    RELATED: 2 women shot, 1 fatally, near 31st Street Beach, Chicago police say; family IDs woman killed

    Police are also planning to have extra patrols in the area and violence interrupters plan to be at the beach, too.

    SEE ALSO: Couple killed in shooting near 31st Street Beach; 3 arrested, Chicago police say

    RELATED: Woman with CCL shoots teen girl after being stabbed near 31st Street Beach, Chicago police say

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