Escape the urban crowds at this quaint Indiana town on the shores of Lake Michigan, boasting tons of outdoor recreation and ...

Firefighters were busy on Lake Michigan again Sunday amid the blazing heat, responding to a boat fire near The Playpen close ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- In Hyde Park, rising Lake Michigan waters have left public paths in ruins. Barriers block bikers and walkers from getting close to the lakefront.

Experts are urging people to take extra caution when on Lake Michigan after multiple tragic incidents happened in the water ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed a 100-year agreement that will transport treated Lake Michigan water to Joliet, Illinois, and five of its surrounding suburbs, starting in 2030.

After the Chicago Department of Transportation denied it, the swim organizers compromised to relocate the event to Lake Michigan, a move they said prioritized the best interests of its participants.

Releases of floodwater into Lake Michigan are exceedingly rare, with the last one occurring in 2020.Engineers reversed the flow of the river in the early 1900’s to both allow drinking water to ...

Venezuelan migrant families in Chicago find comfort in Lake Michigan Asylum-seekers from Maracaibo remember blissful times back home before their country fell into crisis.

Last month, Chicago struck a deal to sell Lake Michigan water to a city 35 miles southwest of the city. The price tag: $1 billion. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed a 100-year agreement that ...

Every year, 11.6 million pounds of plastic trash makes its way into Lake Michigan, Chicago’s largest source of drinking water. Even as the city tries to tackle this issue, it means that ...

Jera Slaughter stands outside her high-rise apartment building impacted by erosion from Lake Michigan on October 14, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP / Getty Images via Grist.

Ashok Selvam is the James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and has ...