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Local Beaches Close Thursday Due to Flooding
Storms during the past 24 hours have flooded local beaches.
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL - Storms during the past 24 hours have flooded local beaches, leading officials to close them Thursday until further notice.
They also reminded residents to mind the levels used to categorize beach water, which is regularly tested by those at the McHenry County Department of Health.
Ratings include:
Find out what's happening in Algonquin-Lake In The Hillsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Green: Beach is open for swimming.
- Yellow: Swim at your own risk.
- The beach is open, but E. Coli bacteria has exceeded advisory limits
- Red: Beach is closed for swimming.
- E. Coli bacteria has exceeded limits.
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