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" I remember summer camps in the 1980's when I was a young person and the time we spent swimming (it was not too bad then) and learning to fish. I have not been in IL for 10 years and I did not even know they closed the beach. This is why articles like this are nice. "

" I sure do remember those rides! They were enclosed in a little fence or something. I also remember the concession stand across the road that had the best orange popsicles ever. I remember Saturday night dances in the pavilion and rock and roll bands. Our family had many a reunion in that park without the worry of shootings and such. How about watching the seals play in the zoo building. I have long since left Illinois but I will always remember that place fondly. It is really too bad that ipods, cell phones and boom boxes have taken the place of simple pleasures for our younger kids. "

" blah, ect.... How much longer do we have to endure the equall rights game, food stamps, medical cards for life why work when you can get it for free,we created it, now we have to eat it, for life. "

" I love Bill Kemp's articles. Does anyone else recall the amusement rides at Miller Park? I believe this would have been around 1965. There was a ferris wheel and maybe 4 or 5 other rides. I don't know if they were a permanent fixture, or just a traveling carnival. Anyone remember? "

" why are we such a shallow town? pluss who would swim there now?..all it has is goose poop. moving on, visit the tigers and go to the CULTURE FAIR, and stop crying. "

" days when there are 750+ geese sitting on that lake. At the end of February this year, the ice on that lake was brown after a whole month of geese roosting on it. And when that ice melts all that poop goes right into the water. Ick! "

" I'm glad swimming is no longer. The water is like toxic waste - very disgusting. Other than that, WHY is this article even here? I hate this town and this paper - nothing important. "

" And what has the city done but to let this former good fishing lake just go way downhill. As a kid in the 70's-80's I fished there everyday though the summer caught big bass and bluegills but not anymore. Who's bright idea was it to knock 3 holes in the overflow by morris ave. dropping the lake by 8 inches and cutting down all the trees on that side that shaded the lake and fisherman of the late afternoon sun. that drop has had a impact on the water quality for sure. Time to DRAIN it CLEAN it and restock the lake for the future children. AND LIMIT THE GEESE THEY ARE RUINING THE AREA BECAUSE OF ALL THE POOP!!! HEALTH HAZARD Ducks are one thing but 40-75 canadian geese most times is way too many. "

" Can never have a history article without mentioning race problems. "

" I like the idea of getting more based on taxes... Better beaches, better seats, better parking, you name it. It shouldn't be about color, race, or creed. It should be about what you pay. "

" i remember that slide, boy was that fun "

" when I went to the beach it was like swimming in toxic waste, the sand was gritty and littered, and the place just wreaked of disrepair. Gee, I wonder why it closed? "