Active AlertsHarwood Heights, IL

What: High waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches.
Where: Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties.
When: From Saturday morning through Sunday morning.
Impacts: Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com.

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