Crystal Lake Main Beach reopens Saturday after another bacteria-related shutdown

July 26, 2025 at 9:55 am CDT

A paddle boarder paddles towards Main Beach for Crystal Lake Park District's Concert in the Park on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Main Beach in Crystal Lake. The concert was part of the park district's weekly Tuesday night summer concert series. (Gregory Shaver/Gregory Shaver )

Crystal Lake‘s Main Beach is back open after it was closed Friday because of high bacteria levels in the water.

The beach had a contamination advisory Thursday and closed completely Friday. The beach was reopened Saturday morning, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health website.

Veterans Park Beach in Island Lake has been closed since Thursday due to high bacteria levels, according to the IDPH.

At the end of June and into early July, Main Beach was closed for nearly a week because of elevated bacterial levels, but reopened in time for the July 4 holiday.