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Tim Akimoff visits the Community Veterans Memorial Park in Munster, Indiana for Memorial Day weekend.

Even after 911 tapes released to the media included calls from people reporting young people fighting and making threats on a popular Chicago beach, police say the decision to close the beach on Memorial Day was tied to the heat and not violence or threats.In a statement Friday, police reiterated wh

Some Chicago-area veterans spent Memorial Day calling attention to the mental health problems of U.S. troops.

Memorial Day is a time to honor fallen military members, but some Chicago-area veterans will try to draw attention to soldiers on active duty.

That blessed day has arrived: According to fashionista etiquette, folks can only start rocking the white jeans come Memorial Day Weekend. But regardless of the outfit, the first long weekend of summer is a good time to hit the road.So what options are open to urbanites?