When Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced unaccompanied minors would be banned from Millennium Park on weekend nights after a teen was killed, she and city officials encouraged young people to take advantage of the thousands of city-run activities in their neighborhoods. But it’s uncertain whether one of Chicago’s most popular summer hangouts — public Park District pools — will be open this summer with the season fast approaching.
A lifeguard shortage is actually an opportunity for youth to become lifeguards. Good pay, girls in bikinis, hang out at pool all day, save a kid and be a hero. There’s your anti-gang program!
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
A lifeguard shortage is actually an opportunity for youth to become lifeguards. Good pay, girls in bikinis, hang out at pool all day, save a kid and be a hero. There’s your anti-gang program!
With the current disregard of authority, it’s not really such a plum job.