Gov. JB Pritzker released a video inviting Canadians to visit Illinois. Find out about the state's key spots to check out.

Explore the history of the Great Lakes fishery and the efforts to replenish fish populations in Michigan's waters.

Research on all kinds of fish is conducted in labs around the Great Lakes region. The different state agencies have agreed to ...

The Eastlake schoolhouse roof caught fire, ignited by sparks from the chimney as students were preparing to go to school.

According to Chicago firefighters, a full response was mounted at 31st Street Beach just after 2 p.m. for reports of a person in the water ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) — Chicagoland on Monday enjoyed some summer-like warmth to start the workweek, making it up to 80 degrees or ...

A person was pulled from Lake Michigan near 31 st Street Beach Monday after emergency personnel were summoned to the area. According to Chicago firefighters, a full response was mounted at 31 st ...

Lake Michigan, the only one of the five Great Lakes entirely within the United States, spans the western coast of Michigan 's ...

Three weeks after Imani — son of beloved piping plover pair Monty and Rose — returned to his summering spot on Montrose Beach ...

Wisconsin’s second oldest city sits right where the Wisconsin River meets the mighty Mississippi. This historic river town ...

The annual Apple Festival in October draws thousands of visitors who come for the fruit but stay for the small-town ...

Stephen Colbert celebrated the election of a new Pope during his May 8 monologue on “The Late Show” by throwing shade at vice ...