Tommie Coleman, 22, was arrested by Chicago police and members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force on Wednesday in the 5700 block of North Mason Avenue.

A Chicago man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of two teenagers who were gunned down outside their downtown high school last year.

A January 2025 cold wave plunged Chicago into subzero temperatures, initially without snow. By late January, snowfall returned, and Lake Michigan’s ice formed in shifting patterns. While its ice levels stayed near average,

Stunning satellite imagery reveals the aftermath of a deep freeze in Chicago, showcasing ice formations on Lake Michigan and snowfall across the city.

Harris Poll respondents recognize the changes, but they're not sure local governments are prepared to address them.

A Rockford teen has been arrested for shooting a Chicago man during a December armed robbery. According to the Chicago Police Department, on December 19th, 2024, the 17-year-old Rockford teen participated in an armed robbery in the 400 block of E.

Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes. FACT or FAKE? There was a time when many people in the Great Lakes watershed drank sewage.

The conversion of this former church building in South Chicago made sports programs possible at the charter school.

When it's winter in Chicago, even the river needs a plow. The city entrusts the experts at the Chicago Fire Department to take care of the ice.

Cities and towns from the Great Lakes region to parts of the Northeast ... are under High Wind Warnings or Wind Advisories from Chicago and Milwaukee eastward through portions of Michigan ...

After digging into the archives, weather service meteorologists found that since 1942, fewer than 5% of Chicago’s sub-zero days have occurred with no snow: of 594 sub-zero days, only 28 lacked snow cover.

Victory Cruise Lines unveiled its 2026 Great Lakes season, featuring new itineraries and new ports of call, according to a press release. "It seems like yesterday the Victory Cruise Lines team was planning our inaugural season and we have received wonderful feedback on those 2025 itineraries,