Weekend Preview?

A string of 90 degree days, with the heat index topping 100 each day on tap for this weekend. Was Tuesday a warning sign?

• Chicago police arrested five people, including three juveniles, as a large crowd leaving North Avenue Beach moved through Old Town and Lincoln Park on Tuesday night, according to a CPD spokesperson.

  Police commanders deployed two saturation teams and tactical units from six of the city’s 22 CPD districts to manage the crowd, a source reported.

  Approximately 200 people, most appearing to be in their teens or early 20s, began leaving the beach via LaSalle Drive and the North Avenue pedestrian underpass shortly before 10 p.m. Minutes later, a CPD supervisor requested additional patrol cars to help with the crowd at North Avenue and Clark Street, leading to two swift arrests.

Where's McCompstat to tell Conehead to close the beaches because it's just too damn hot? Remember, weather doesn't have anything to do with crime. 

Keep an eye on the CWB blog for weekend beach and downtown updates.