Afternoon Briefing: Survey shows support for parks unifies people from all walks
Good afternoon, Chicago.
Over the last few months, the future of national public lands has been precarious because of staff shortages and funding rollbacks under President Donald Trump's massive federal overhaul.
In a nationally representative survey this March, the Trust for Public Land found that Americans across demographic and ideological lines value parks and use them frequently; two-thirds of people who said they voted for Kamala Harris and two-thirds of people who voted for Trump said they've talked with someone else at a park that they didn't know before, and over half said it was with somebody of a different social or economic background.
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A well-known Chicago hairstylist was identified as the woman whose body was recovered Saturday in Lake Michigan near Navy Pier. Read more here.
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The wind hasn't blown out too much this year, but this weekend it was a free-for-all as the Cubs (46-31) dropped two of three to the Mariners (39-37) and finished the homestand 5-4. Read more here.
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Giancarlo Guerrero's much-feted debut as principal conductor and artistic director of the Grant Park Music Festival was dampened by relentless rain. But if Guerrero appeared unflappable onstage, it's because he's been there before. Read more here.
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Iran announced on state television that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base. A caption on screen called it 'a mighty and successful response' to 'America's aggression' as martial music played. Read more here.
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