The largest concentrations of sick mergansers were found Saturday at North Avenue Beach and Oak Street Beach. Other birds ...

Pancake ice was spotted floating on Lake Michigan near Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, January 19, as dangerously cold wind ...

As the planet has warmed, so have the Great Lakes — Lake Michigan recently had its warmest ... with a hard freeze expected as far south as Florida. Illinois was bypassed by the worst parts ...

Registration is now open for Polar Plunge Chicago, benefiting Special Olympics Illinois, presented by Special Children's ...

In a letter filed in federal court, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said the proposed expansion of a toxic waste dump on the Southeast Side would go against ...

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The Department of Natural Resources wants to establish "submerged land preserves" to better protect historic watercraft or aircraft that are sunk in Lake Michigan.

It’s the latest development in a lengthy battle over the future of a 45-acre disposal site on the Lake Michigan shoreline.