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chicagotribune.com  North Avenue and Oak Street beaches closed first with bans posted just before noon ... Ban extended to all beaches about 2:25 p.m. ... will be lifted when fog burns off  ...  chicagoparkdistrict.com Beach info  ...

abclocal.go.com/wls  City originally said gangs, fights were not the reason for the closure  ...  arlingtoncardinal.com  City emphasized heat illness as the reason  ...  suntimes.com  Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Speculation that violence or gang trouble played role in decision to close beach “was not shared with me.”  ...