Lowdown: Located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan, Round Lake, and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the Pine River along U.S.

Marc Cerone, who worked on projects at the Steppenwolf Theatre and the Chicago Architecture Center, is selling his house in ...

The Making of an Icon” is a fascinating and pretty entertaining new coffee table book devoted to this terra cotta mainstay.

That’s Glencoe Beach – the North Shore’s crown jewel that somehow remains under the radar despite offering some of the most spectacular Lake Michigan views in Illinois. Glencoe Beach’s thoughtful ...

Chicago has some truly gorgeous scenery, a turn of good fortune that’s always enhanced by dining and drinking opportunities. In turn, local hospitality operators have capitalized on the lure of the ...

Chicago area officials marked the start of the construction of infrastructure necessary to eventually provide Lake Michigan water to about a quarter of a million residents in six southwest ...

Ask Ellen: Mirages, hovering ships and city lights on Lake Michigan Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 04:08 PM EDT Updated: Jun 19, 2025 / 04:08 PM EDT ...

The clean-up effort around North Carolina’s Lake Lure has uncovered long-lost relics including a 1920s Model T-style truck and a 32-foot wooden boat named "Pooh Bear." ...

LAKE BLUFF, Ill. (WLS) -- The Village of Lake Bluff has lifted is boil order Thursday morning. The order was issued Wednesday morning after a loss of water pressure systemwide.

Consumers Energy is looking to offload its aging hydroelectric dams. The utility, which said it is losing money on needed but costly upkeep, is in negotiations to sell its 13 Michigan dams for $1 each ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The lake sturgeon population in Michigan and the Great Lakes is on the rebound thanks in part to a collaborative effort. That effort is a partnership between many entities ...

Fire crews work to rescue a young man, later identified as Luis Espinoza Contreras, 20, of Waukegan, who drowned in Lake Michigan while swimming at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Tuesday evening.