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Location: Des Plaines, IL
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Beach Hazard Statement
Issued: 7:58 AM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake
Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 6 ft expected.

* WHERE...In Illinois, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties.
In Indiana, Lake County.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening,
especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim
advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions
and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other
shoreline structures.

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