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Riverwalk Resumes Normal Operating Hours

Chicago’s Riverwalk returned to normal operating hours on Friday, opening for both recreation and business from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Vendors will also be allowed to stay open until 11 p.m., and vendors that haven’t yet reopened will continue coming back in the next few weeks.

“This comes after the city has been closely monitoring the amount of people using the Riverwalk each day and its current projections for use throughout the summer and determined that it was feasible for these simultaneous operations,” according to a release from the mayor’s office.

The 1.25-mile Riverwalk partially reopened on June 12, with limited access and shorter operating hours. Mayor Lori Lightfoot shut down the Riverwalk, along with the lakefront and 606 trails, in late March to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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