Areas of the Chicago area situated near Lake Michigan could see lake-effect showers and even thunderstorms in coming days, along with a chance of waterspouts.

As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution. A 2008 ...

Chicago is expecting a final frost tonight before a warming trend raises temperatures back into the 70s by the weekend.

The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by ...

The typical first freeze of the fall occurs in mid-October for most of the Chicago area, ranging between Oct. 11 and Oct. 20.

Illinois State Beach Park ... the North Shore Channel was dredged to link the North Branch of the Chicago River to Lake ...

Rescue teams are searching for a Lake Forest boater who went missing in Lake Michigan after failing to return to a dock to ...

Annelise Rittberg watches as their four friends enjoy a late summer dip in Lake ... into Lake Michigan for the first time. “I ...

When the temperature difference between the lake and the air above is at least 23 degrees this makes conditions perfect for ...

Authorities launched a rescue boat and requested mutual aid resources from the Highland Park and Libertyville fire ...

The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking ... ultimately pouring into Lake Michigan. “That’s why Chicago embarks on this massive Panama Canal-like water diversion project ...