68th Street Crib Light

68th Street Crib Light is a lighthouse in Cook County, Illinois. Illinois has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Cook County.

It was built in 1909, in the early 20th century; the tower stands about 50 feet tall; its light sits 66 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl R 3s (a red flash every 3 seconds); it guards Lake Michigan.

Status check, 2026-11: Active 50 ft hexagonal skeletal tower on the 1909 Edward F. Dunne Crib, next to the original 1892 68th Street Crib and maintained by the city. The 50 ft figure comes from the Lighthouse Directory, and Wikidata's 15 m matches; the 61 ft figure seen elsewhere is actually the focal plane. It stands at 41.7864° N, 87.5314° W.

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