The McHenry County Department of Health has issued a contamination advisory after reports of swimmer’s itch at Crystal Lake Main Beach, officials said. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) said they received recent reports of the condition occurring at Crystal Lake Main Beach, 300 Lakeshore Drive in Crystal Lake, after people swam in Crystal […]
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At least a dozen children develop “swimmers itch” from Bangs Lake in Wauconda
At least a dozen children developed a skin rash throughout their entire bodies believed to be “swimmer’s itch” after swimming in Bangs Lake in Wauconda this week. The Wauconda Park District said on Thursday they had been made aware of the cases but they did not specify how many people got it. “If you do […]