Illinois    
Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported    
Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported in 2025
CountyTotalMonitoredNot MonitoredTier 4 (B)*Beach Length (Mi)
Cook4139207.82
Lake1612408.92
Only coastal beaches are included on these lists.

For more information contact:    
Contact NameContact EmailContact PhoneAgency Name    Agency URL   
Gregory MathenyGregory.matheny@illinois.gov217-785-3183Department of Public HealthWebsite
List of Beaches    
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Year: 2025, Jurisdiction: IL, County: Cook
Beach IDBeach NameIs
Monitored?
TierCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
IL82092912th StreetYes1-.2
IL86571149th Street BeachNo3-.12
IL58915957th Street BeachYes1-.15
IL11859663rd Street BeachYes1-.41
IL28815267th Street BeachNo1-.18
IL598434Bergen Park And BeachNo3-.09
IL376700Calumet South BeachYes1-.25
IL160574Chase Ave Park And BeachNo3-.08
IL947502Devon Ave. Park & Beach (No Longer A Beach ??)No3-.07
IL779721Evanston Church Dog BeachYes3-.13
IL601796Evanston Clark BeachYes1-.13
IL505764Evanston Greenwood BeachYes1-.23
IL327651Evanston Lee BeachYes1-.14
IL291926Evanston Lighthouse BeachYes1-.16
IL636205Evanston South BeachYes1-.15
IL228136Foster Avenue BeachYes1-.19
IL103378Fullerton (Theater On The Lake)No3-.13
IL120334GEORGE A. LANE PARK & BEACHNo1-0
IL942128Glencoe Park BeachYes1-.11
IL848092Glenlake Ave. Park & BeachNo3-.03
IL852164HUMBOLDT PARKYes--.1
IL798802Hartigan BeachYes1-.04
IL120964Howard Street Park BeachYes1-.05
IL748682Juneway Terrace Park BeachYes1-.04
IL923491Kathy Osterman BeachYes1-.33
IL984895Kenilworth BeachYes1-.08
IL659046LLOYD PARKYes--.1
IL705276Leone BeachYes1-.55
IL464627Loyola Ave. BeachNo3-.03
IL705040MAPLE STREETYes--.1
IL461767Margaret T Burroughs (31st St. Beach)Yes1-.17
IL603994Marion Mahoney Griffin BeachYes1-.14
IL132842Montrose BeachYes1-.52
IL911251Montrose Dog BeachNo1-.09
IL717106Munson BeachNo3-.06
IL666876North Avenue BeachYes1-1.05
IL274491North Shore Avenue BeachYes1-.15
IL287401Northwestern University BeachYes1-.17
IL296528Oak Street BeachYes1-.21
IL997277Oakwood BeachYes1-.19
IL926480Ohio Street BeachYes1-.11
IL259912Pratt Blvd And Park BeachYes1-.12
IL467801ROSEMONT AVE. BEACHNo3-.04
IL814025Rainbow BeachYes1-.34
IL621748Rogers Avenue Park BeachYes1-.03
IL537363Sherwin Ave. Park & BeachNo3-.06
IL581683South Shore BeachYes1-.13
IL586992ThorndaleYes1-.04
IL637664Wilmette Gillson Park BeachYes1-.28
IL297977Wilmette Gillson Park Dog BeachYes1-.07
IL750307Wilmette Langdon BeachYes1-.29
IL346693Winnetka Centennial Dog BeachYes2-.09
IL928218Winnetka Elder Park BeachYes1-.08
IL595016Winnetka Lloyd Park BeachYes1-.11
IL750698Winnetka Maple Park BeachYes1-.05
IL108354Winnetka Tower BeachYes1-.1
Count: 56Sum : 9.06
Year: 2025, Jurisdiction: IL, County: Lake
Beach IDBeach NameIs
Monitored?
TierCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
IL854276Fort Sheridan North BeachNo3-.27
IL254251Fort Sheridan South BeachNo3-.28
IL912156Great Lakes Navel Nunn BeachYes1-.41
IL782704Highland Park Avenue Boating BeachYes1-.13
IL518800Highland Park Moraine Park Dog BeachYes2-.06
IL730475Highland Park Rosewood BeachYes1-.18
IL838474Illinois Beach State Park Camp Logan BeachNo1-.77
IL677426Illinois Beach State Park North BeachYes1-.61
IL512292Illinois Beach State Park Resort BeachYes1-.5
IL144069Illinois Beach State Park Sailing BeachNo1-.14
IL215601Illinois Beach State Park South BeachYes1-3.51
IL161705Lake Bluff Dog BeachYes2-.06
IL195441Lake Bluff Sunrise BeachYes1-.25
IL634222Lake Forest Forest Park BeachYes1-.5
IL445023North Chicago Foss Park BeachNo1-.28
IL913512North Point Marina BeachYes1-.2
IL087773Waukegan North BeachYes1-1.38
IL234945Waukegan South BeachYes1-.21
IL671762Zion Hosah Park BeachNo1-.15
Count: 19Sum : 9.89
*CWA SEC. 406 ”(g) LIST OF WATERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of publication of performance criteria under subsection (a), based on information made available to the Administrator, the Administrator shall identify, and maintain a list of, discrete coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public that— ‘‘(A) specifies any waters described in this paragraph that are subject to a monitoring and notification program consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a); and ‘‘(B) specifies any waters described in this paragraph for which there is no monitoring and notification program (including waters for which fiscal constraints will prevent the State or the Administrator from performing monitoring and notification consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a)).
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