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 ...

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 ...

Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to ...

The Illinois Natural History Survey is studying and tracking smallmouth bass movements on southern Lake Michigan and in the Calumet system. Even very early in the study, there are some interesting ...

Bostick recalled what happened when communities made the switch from well water, which is high in iron content, to Lake Michigan water in the 1990s. “The pipes had a lot of iron inside,” he said.

Perched on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago has access to so much fresh produce that farm-to-table isn’t so much a novelty but more an expectation — particularly at high-end ...

He later died. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen boy died after being rescued from Lake Michigan on the city's North Side Monday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said.

Lake Michigan is nothing short of spectacular, no matter which state and/or shoreline you experience it from. It's enormous, and even the largest of ships can meander around it comfortably. Of course, ...