Bacteria closed hundreds of Great Lakes beaches in 2024. Here’s what you need to know before jumping into Lake Michigan.
- Posted on August 22, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Bacteria closed hundreds of Great Lakes beaches in 2024. Here’s what you need to know before jumping into Lake Michigan.
August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible h…
