An angler from Wisconsin was fishing in foggy conditions recently when he discovered the wreck of an abandoned tugboat. The [ ...

An adorable pair of the migratory birds known as piping plovers captured Chicago’s collective heart during the summer of 2019. Named Monty and Rose in honor of their nesting location — ...

Along with dangers to swimmers, inexperienced boaters were warned to avoid Lake Michigan because of high waves and strong winds. Conditions are expected to be "hazardous" to smaller boats and were ...

Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why ...

Pepper and Blaze — the captive-reared, federally endangered piping plover chicks released on a Lake County beach in 2023 — ...

Midges rise out of the Great Lakes each spring as water temperatures warm. Millions descended upon a Lake Michigan lighthouse this week.