Humboldt Park Beach
This is not a lakefront beach. It is located in a former lagoon of Humboldt Park which was dredged and given a sand bottom. At 41°54′24″N 87°42′11″W / 41.9066°N 87.7031°W / 41.9066; -87.7031 (Humboldt Park Beach), this "beach" is mostly used by small children as a shallow wading pond. It is guarded in the summer and drained when not guarded.
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