The James Beard Awards are being handed out in Chicago Monday night to the best restaurants and chefs from around the country ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An invasive fish that's getting dangerously close to the waters of Lake Michigan, is slowly finding a new ...

First responders across Chicago and the suburbs were put to the test on Saturday, responding to at least a dozen water ...

A llama, an alpaca and a passel of sheep are grazing, prescribed grazing, as a better way to manage invasive and exotic plants in a pilot program at Chain O'Lakes State Park.

Waukegan welcomed four new piping plover chicks this week, and Chicago could be next. Three of the chicks hatched on Father’s Day on a restricted beach in Waukegan. Lake County Audubon Society ...

CHICAGO - Eleven people were rescued from drowning in Lake Michigan in the last two days. One person is still missing. On ...

Fireworks shows will light up the Great Lakes Bay Region this Fourth of July, with celebrations in Bay City, Midland, Saginaw ...

Father's Day took on extra meaning this year for Lake County's piping plover papa Pepper — he's a dad again, at least three ...