Members of the Calumet Park Beach Bums watch the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL on Monday September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Ed Peloza (center) is silhouetted against a giant flag held by Todd Botma (left) and his wife, Deanna Pelozza-Botma, of the Calumet Park Beach Bums, as they watch the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Members of the Calumet Park Beach Bums wait for the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL on Monday, September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Ken Eldaor, a member of the Calumet Park Beach Bums, waits for the sunrise while paddling at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL on Monday, September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Diane Anderson and her dog Rocco, members of the Calumet Park Beach Bums, watch the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL on Monday, September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Members of the Calumet Park Beach Bums watch the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL on Monday, September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Diane Anderson and her dog Rocco, members of the Calumet Park Beach Bums, watch the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL on Monday, September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Linda Wisniewski (from left), Nadine Golich, Frankie Caporale, George DelRio and Joann Caporale, members of the Calumet Park Beach Bums, watch the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Craig Janota, a member of the Calumet Park Beach Bums, watches the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL on Monday, September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Nadine Golich (left) hugs Frankie Caporale as the sun rises over Calumet Park Beach on Lake Michigan in Chicago, IL on Monday, September 3, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media