Since 1973, ice coverage has fallen by 77% on Lake Michigan and 71% on the Great Lakes as a whole. That has a far-reaching ...

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

Tommie Coleman, 22, was arrested by Chicago police and members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force on ...

You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

A January 2025 cold wave plunged Chicago into subzero temperatures, initially without snow. By late January, snowfall ...

Bonta, who like Trump is a Republican, told The Times that he does not oppose tariffs in general, but wants to see the Trump ...

Tarik Shahzad logged 294 birds last year, a new record to Cook County, which is a hot spot for bird-watching in the Midwest.

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

Vibrant Credit Union members received a letter this week about Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU) purchasing Vibrant Credit ...

An undocumented father of four was removed from a home in Elgin on Tuesday after federal agents raided the home in search of a different man charged with attempted murder and wanted ...

Not sure why, but crappie caught ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Ken “Husker” O’Malley sent ...