CHICAGO (WLS) -- Weather forecasters are warning Chicago-area residents to stay out of Lake Michigan Tuesday. Strong currents and waves reaching up to six feet could make for dangerous swimming ...

It has been very windy, with gusts above 30 mph on Monday. Wind will carry away dry, lightweight sand particles around the ...

August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...

A woman was pulled out of Lake Michigan on Thursday near Rainbow Beach on the South Side of Chicago, and crews were still searching for another person missing in the water. Chicago Fire Department ...

A pair of snowy owls spotted along a Lake Michigan beach has drawn curious crowds and sparked happy speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home. Word of the two owls has ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are dangerous swimming conditions along Lake Michigan as strong winds whip up waves as high as five feet. A beach hazard warning is in effect for Chicago's lakefront on Thursday ...

A week after a man was reported missing in Lake Michigan off of Chicago’s Rainbow Beach, a body was found Thursday afternoon. According to Chicago police, the body was recovered from the water at ...

Law enforcement officials have identified the deceased person recovered on May 10 from Lake Michigan off of Central Beach as a Chicago man reported as missing to Stone Park, Illinois, police in ...