Meet the swimmers who swim in Lake Michigan year-round – even in winter weather. For many Chicagoans, Labor Day marks the end of the swim season. But the die-hard members of Open Water Chicago ...

Lake Michigan will influence today's temperatures, with highs ranging from over 80 degrees inland to the mid-50s near the ...

According to the most recent work by the USGS, prey fish numbers in Lake Michigan look slightly better, well, not so much with smelt.

But with overall warming due to climate change, the study found that Lakes Michigan and Huron don't consistently separate into layers — or stratify — in the winter anymore. The consequences for ...

In the American Midwest, on the banks of Lake Michigan ... The Bean in Chicago's Millennium Park. (photo by Patrick Clarke) The best time to visit Chicago is in Spring, specifically in April. But any ...