Did you know that many Chicago Park District pools may not open this summer, including at McKinley Park ? This is due to a critical shortage of lifeguards: finding enough to staff all our pools.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 is advocating for the new Illinois House Bill 3852, which raises minimum lifeguard pay to $22.50 an hour to "help to retain existing talent and recruit new workers to ensure ALL our pools remain open."

Click here to learn more about the proposed bill and to sign the SEIU petition in support of it.