High waves, strong rip currents cause swim bans at Lake Michigan beaches Posted on September 1, 2017 by Chicago 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: High waves, strong rip currents and water quality concerns led to swim bans and beach hazard warnings Friday from southeast Wisconsin all the way to northern Indiana, the National Weather Service said. 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: