Who says you need to be near an ocean to enjoy a beach? The Stateline has a few options for beach days all within a 30-minute ...

Pearl Lake is also a great escape from the inevitable tourist traps of Chicago, which is about 90 miles to the southeast. With recent expansions to both the beach and campgrounds for guests ...

and not just the town beach. People are also advised to keep their dogs out of the water. The bloom is at least the second one to develop on Lake Pearl over the past nine months. Last October ...

Both Lake Pearl, which is managed by the town ... for-cyanobacteria-in-freshwater-recreational-water-bodies Sweatt Beach, located at 5 Woolford Road, will be open to swimming through Aug. 27.