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Cook County beaches

Which Cook County beach is best right now? 60 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 2:07 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. Humboldt Park Pond Chicago 2020-065418.8Excellentlater

    Humboldt Beach

    Cook County

    Dark there now. Best 11 am later
    Air
    7°C45°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    2 km/h1 mph
    Waves
    <0.1 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 7.2
  2. DIA Chicago 201728.0Greatlater

    12th Street Beach

    Cook County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    11°C51°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    5 km/h3 mph
    Waves
    <0.1 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 5.6
  3. Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (2023)38.0Greatlater

    Ohio Street Beach

    Cook County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    11°C51°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    5 km/h3 mph
    Waves
    <0.1 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 5.6

Cook County today

It is dark across Cook County right now: 60 of 60 scored beaches look good later. Read at 2:07 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Better right now

Northern Cook County

58 of 58 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.8GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Humboldt Beach, 8.8
Water
—
Wind
6 km/h4 mph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft

Southern Cook County

2 of 2 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.8GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Calumet Park Beach, 7.8
Water
—
Wind
9 km/h5 mph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft

  • Calmest sea

    <0.1 m<1 ft waves

    Humboldt Beach

    Cook County. Wind 2 km/h1 mph.

  • Best for families

    7.8 Great

    Gillson Beach

    Cook County. Top score of the 3 scored beaches tagged with lifeguards.

Best hours

The best hour left today is 11 am (8.0); the weakest is 4 pm (7.2).

The strongest stretch runs 8 am to 6 pm.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Cook County beaches

Every Cook County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

60 beaches listed · 60 of 60 scored live

  1. Humboldt Park Pond Chicago 2020-0654

    Humboldt Beach

    Cook County

    8.8Excellentlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air7°C45°F
    • Wind2 km/h1 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 4 pm later
    • Free parking
  2. DIA Chicago 2017

    12th Street Beach

    Cook County

    8.0Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C51°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 4 pm later
    • Paid parking
  3. Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (2023)

    Ohio Street Beach

    Cook County

    8.0Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C51°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 4 pm later
    • Paid parking
  4. Lakefront Trail (bicycle trail) crossing under 31st Street.

    Thirty-first Street Beach

    Cook County

    8.0Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C51°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 4 pm later
    • Paid parking
  5. DIA Chicago 2017

    Twelfth Street Beach

    Cook County

    8.0Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C51°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 4 pm later
    • Paid parking

  6. Aquatics Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  7. Dog Beach

    Clark Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  8. Empty Pond

    Dog Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  9. Aerial view, Gillson Beach, Wilmette, Illinois.

    Gillson Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Lifeguards
  10. TimelapseLarge limestone blocks form a breakwater for Greenwood Street Beach in Evanston, Illinois. Early morning, about 10 minutes past sunrise, looking south.

    Greenwood Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  11. Built in 1908, this Mission Revival-style building was designed by Paul V. Hyland for Loyola University to serve as a classroom building, and was the first building to be built on the present campus.

    Hartigan Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  12. "Be barefoot, color barefoot, live barefoot"

    Helen Doria Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  13. CTA 5000-Series Meets 2600-Series

    Howard Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking

  14. Juneway Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Lifeguards

  15. Langdon Park Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  16. Empty Pond

    Lee Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  17. "Be barefoot, color barefoot, live barefoot"

    Leone Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  18. Lighthouse Beach, Evanston, Illinois.

    Lighthouse Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  19. Loyola Park Beach Rogers Park Chicago

    Loyola Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  20. "Be barefoot, color barefoot, live barefoot"

    Marion Mahoney Griffin Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  21. Looking south from North Beach, toward Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. (Digitized from a Kodachrome taken in 1974)

    North Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  22. North Shore Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  23. "Be barefoot, color barefoot, live barefoot"

    Prinz Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking

  24. Rogers Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  25. "Be barefoot, color barefoot, live barefoot"

    Sherwin Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking

  26. South Boulevard Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air10°C49°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  27. Edgewater Chicago Hollywood Osterman Beach

    Ardmore Hollywood Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  28. "The North Shore" building name

    Clarendon Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking

  29. Devon Avenue Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  30. Foster Beach, Chicago, IL USA

    Foster Avenue Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  31. Chicago Bike Path @ Fullerton

    Fullerton Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking

  32. Glenlake Avenue Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  33. 20050122 70 near Sheridan Rd. and Granville Ave.

    Granville Avenue Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  34. Abandoned CTA Bus on Lake Shore DriveChicago Feb 2 2011 storm

    Lincoln Park Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  35. montrose beach, Chicago 2014

    Montrose - Wilson Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  36. Montrose Beach Lincoln Park Chicago

    Montrose Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  37. 20150704 03 North Ave. Beach

    North Avenue Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  38. Chicago LFT GC

    Oak Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking

  39. Rosemont Avenue Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  40. Public garden and park in Chicago near Thorndale Beach and George Lane Park

    Thorndale Avenue Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  41. Dog Beach Chicago

    Wilson Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind5 km/h3 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  42. Green Bay Trail north at Cherry St - Winnetka, IL - July 2025

    Cherry Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  43. Cold Waves

    Dell Place Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  44. Green Bay Trail and Metra UPN crossing over Winnetka Ave - Winnetka, IL - July 2025

    Elder Lane Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  45. Glencoe, IL, USA

    Glencoe Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking

  46. Kenilworth Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  47. Maple Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Lifeguards
  48. Green Bay Trail north at Cherry St - Winnetka, IL - July 2025

    Tower Road Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind7 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  49. Northbound track at South Shore from the south

    Arthur Ashe Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  50. Calumet Park beach house

    Calumet Park Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  51. Beach house, 57th Street Beach, Chicago, Illinois. Constructed: 1993.

    Fifty-Seventh Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking

  52. Fiftyninth Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  53. Aerial view of Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, US (PPL1-Corrected) julesvernex2

    Jackson Park Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  54. Calumet Park beach house (June 2024)

    Munson Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  55. Chicago Skyline from Rainbow Beach Park

    Rainbow Park Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  56. 20160220 88 South Shore Cultural Center

    Sixty-seventh Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  57. 20160220 88 South Shore Cultural Center

    South Shore Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air11°C52°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  58. Eastern approach of the 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge

    41st Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air13°C55°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Paid parking
  59. Cyclists on Lakefront Trail, in front of Indian Village, Chicago, 2025

    Forty-Ninth Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air13°C55°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  60. Fortyninth Street Beach

    Cook County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air13°C55°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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Cook County beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Cook County right now?

Humboldt Beach has the top Beach Score later: 8.8 Excellent, with 2 km/h (1 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Cook County today?

We do not have a water temperature for Cook County right now.

Where is the sea calmest in Cook County right now?

Humboldt Beach has the smallest waves, at <0.1 m (<1 ft) with 2 km/h (1 mph) of wind.

Which Cook County beaches have lifeguards?

3 of 60 listed beaches are tagged with lifeguards on OpenStreetMap, including Gillson Beach, Juneway Beach and Maple Street Beach. Tags can be out of date, so follow the posted flags and staff on the day.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Cook County today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 11 am, at 8.0 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 8 am to 6 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

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How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Cook County?

All 60 beaches in our data for Cook County are scored live on this page.

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