Beach · Lake Michigan · Illinois
Hartigan Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois, about 200 feet of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria daily through a 101-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Cook County, Illinois
- Length
- about 200 feet
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — daily in the swim season
- Swim season
- 101 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, geometric mean: 300 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- IL798802
- Coordinates
- 42.0030° N, 87.6570° W to 42.0020° N, 87.6570° W
As the state reported it to EPA for the 2025 season. Sampling schedules change year to year. How beach monitoring works →
Down the shore
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- Leone Beach0.7 mi · sampled · IL
- Thorndale0.9 mi · sampled · IL
- Kathy Osterman Beach1.0 mi · sampled · IL
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Wilson Avenue Crib Light4.2 mi
- Grosse Point Light4.3 mi · deactivated
- William E. Dever Crib Light5.9 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Chicago Lakefront Trail8.1 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach IL798802, the record Illinois files under the federal BEACH Act, retrieved 2026-10-10. The county is placed from the beach’s own coordinates. A blank field means the record is silent. Parking, fees, lifeguards and dog rules are set by whoever runs the beach; check with them before you go.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.