The Mermaid Waterfront Bar & Grill won't reopen, but a new dining spot with cocktails and sunset views will open in its place ...

Lake Michigan water temps currently sit in the low 40s, but that didn't stop some beachgoers from going for a swim Thursday.

Double-crested cormorants have been thrilling Chicagoans lucky enough to witness thousands of the birds streaming along the ...

An extraordinary private club turned hotel, the Chicago Athletic Association has restored rooms, amazing views of Lake ...

As families start thinking about going to the beach this summer, Wilmette Park District officials said their 2025 Lakefront ...

From a kid with a Chinook salmon that looks as big as him to smallmouth bass up and down the Chicago lakefront, spring is a ...

Chicago breaks ground on a pipeline that will bring water from the Great Lakes to some suburbs whose groundwater is running ...

Rob Buono, a Chicago developer and former Intelligentsia Coffee leader who also has a 400-acre organic farm in Three Oaks, ...

Learn more about the Middle Island Sinkhole, an under water sinkhole with no oxygen.

To celebrate, Campspot, a Grand Rapids-based booking platform for private campgrounds, dug into traveler data to reveal the ...

Coho salmon and smallmouth bass action on the lakefront and the general spread of spring action inland around Chicago fishing ...

The unique course starts with a swim in Lake Michigan, followed by a run through city streets and a bicycle ride.