Illinois boasts 63 miles of coastline along Lake Michigan’s southwestern shore, nearly all of which is fortified by metal ...

One person is dead after a boat capsized on Lake Michigan. Another man was pulled from the water by a nearby Good Samaritan.

Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has apparently joked he is renaming Lake Michigan as 'Lake Illinois,' and annexing Green Bay from neighboring Wisconsin, in an apparent attempt to poke fun ...

Illinois' spring trout season opening Saturday, April 5, and smallmouth bass and coho going on the Chicago lakefront lead ...

On a romantic getaway in Illinois, you and your partner can hike to the "heavens" at the Garden of the Gods, go for a swim in ...

The city is focused on water loss because of what the city stands to gain. It needs to reduce the amount of water lost before switching from wells to Lake Michigan water.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (WLS) -- A man is recovering on Saturday morning after a boat capsized in Lake Michigan, killing another man on board. It happened on Friday afternoon off the coastline near East ...

Joe Capilupo, who holds the Illinois record for smallmouth bass, praised for Bennett Gotlund for his catch of a record-sized ...

A state panel has ordered a power company to remove toxic coal ash ponds along the lakefront in Waukegan following a ...

Best tourist destination: Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana Underrated hidden gem: North Beach, Racine, Wisconsin Best for families: Oval Beach, Saugatuck, Michigan Best for couples: Petoskey ...

The S.S. Badger comes into port at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The Badger is a Lake Michigan car ferry that connects Ludington, ...