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Picking up the litter as the beaches are readied for a Memorial Day opening. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Beach cleanup for Memorial Day
Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune
A tractor pulls beach cleaning machinery as it rakes the sand clean of litter at Margaret T. Burroughs beach and park (formerly 31st beach) on May 24, 2018, in advance of the Memorial Day weekend opening of the beaches. 
