It might not feel like summer outside but Memorial Day weekend means beaches are open and preparations for events and parades are underway.It may be a little cold to jump into Lake Michigan but you can still enjoy a day by the water as all of Chicago's 22 beaches opened for the season Friday morning.

Each day this weekend is looking like a carbon copy of the previous day,' this weekend, which will be chilly with some sunshine, the weather service said.

Memorial Day weekend is here, so the summer can go ahead and kick off already. Public beaches open this weekend in Chicago, and Memorial Day observances include the annual parade and wreath-laying ceremony in the Chicago Loop on Saturday,