Nearly 300 boats and 2,500 sailors are joining the 333-mile race on Lake Michigan from Navy Pier to Mackinac Island, Michigan ...

The high swim risk comes hours after a series of severe thunderstorms quickly swept across the Chicago area, leaving behind downed trees and thousands of power outages as storm cleanup continues.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was pulled from Lake Michigan Friday morning on Chicago's South Side, Chicago police said. Chopper 7 was over the scene near 4100 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive about 11 a.m ...

The victim, a 28-year-old man, was pulled from the lake at the 3900 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Burnham Park about 9:50 a.m., according to Chicago police. The […] Skip to content ...

Aerial view, looking north, of Chicago, Illinois. (Interim Archives/Getty Images) For residents of Chicago's South Side, the beaches of Lake Michigan have long been a source of neighborhood pride ...