- Hot and steamy conditions didn't keep people from enjoying outdoor activities Saturday, from Ribfest in Naperville to the Crosstown Classic at Wrigley Field.
- The triple digit heat index didn't keep folks away from two major cultural events: Chinatown Festival 2011 and The Festival of Life in Washington Park...
- Saturday's soaring temperatures made for perfect beach weather but the Chicago Park District issued swim bans for Montrose and South Shore because of high bacteria levels.
Ah, two beaches closed. And amusingly, this time they blame it on bacteria. After all, you can't really see a bacterium with the naked eye, so it will be easier to blame the entire beach closing on something invisible, rather than the actual cause. We suppose that's the new "heat."