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FILE - In this March 25, 2020 ,file photo, a sign announces that the playground is closed at Cartwright Park in Evanston, Ill., Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision to shut down the trails along Lake Michigan and nearby parks during the coronavirus crisis underscores a growing concern that the large crowds of people flocking to beaches, parks and playgrounds are making it easier for the virus to spread. All over the country, outdoor spots have only grown more crowded since stores, restaurants and schools have closed their doors. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FILE - In this March 25, 2020 ,file photo, a sign announces that the playground is closed at Cartwright Park in Evanston, Ill., Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision to shut down the trails along Lake Michigan and nearby parks during the coronavirus crisis underscores a growing concern that the large crowds of people flocking to beaches, parks and playgrounds are making it easier for the virus to spread. All over the country, outdoor spots have only grown more crowded sinc…

March 27, 2020

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Lack of social distancing leads to closure of parks, trails
March 27, 2020 11:34 a.m.

Lack of social distancing leads to closure of parks, trails

OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — It was a sunny day, the first in about a week when temperatures had climbed past the 50-degree mark, and people in Chicago did what they always do on such a day: They flocked to the shores of Lake Michigan.