Just as piping plover season was beginning to wind down, volunteer monitors in Waukegan have been called back into action, ...

The release this week of four piping plover fledglings reared in captivity at a secluded beach area on Lake Michigan raises ...

Lakefront and Nature Tour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Waukegan Municipal beach, 201 E. Seahorse Drive. The Waukegan Park District, Waukegan Historical Society, Lake County ...

Hit the links, sunbathe on the shores of Lake Michigan, and peruse art galleries in this charming city just north of Chicago; ...

This year, the names represent iconic Chicago landmarks woven into the city’s fabric and known to all visitors of our beloved city and community,” Chicago Piping Plovers said.

Darreld Sek, 63, of the 700 block of Quassey Avenue, Lake Bluff, is accused of operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol, and was arrested June 28 at Nippersink Lake. He was released and ...

A new report from CPD shows a sizable year-over-year increase in reports of both use-of-force and firearm-pointing incidents by Chicago cops. The upticks come as the department continues its efforts ...

Mayor Sam Cummingham said the proposed project could have a similar impact on the city’s downtown as the Genesee Theatre.

It’s at least the second drowning this summer at the park, where first responders have complained more equipment and manpower ...

Officials have ended the search for a 14-year-old boy believed to be from Wisconsin who was last seen near Illinois Beach ...

The $8 million project was a part of the larger effort to clean up Milwaukee's waterways. The beach should be open by the end ...

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP — A dead humpback whale washed ashore at the 130th Street beach in the Beach Haven Terrace section on Friday morning, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in ...