Lake Michigan

A driver was able to get back to shore Saturday night after they veered off of DuSable Lake Shore Drive and plunged into Lake Michigan.

A federal funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration has led to the postponement of a project aiming to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.

Friends of the Parks, a lakefront advocacy group, has expressed its opposition to a quantum computing campus on Chicago’s Far South Side. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.

The newly-formed Shoreline Advisory Board aims to protect Chicago’s majestic lakefront from erosion and other climate hazards. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.

Loved ones and friends of Patrick Kelly are remembering the 72-year-old diver as a friendly, family man after his body was recovered from Lake Michigan Wednesday. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Loved ones and friends of Patrick Kelly are remembering the 72-year-old diver as a friendly, family man after his body was recovered from Lake Michigan Wednesday.

Authorities have recovered the body of a diver who went missing while exploring a Lake Michigan shipwreck. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department says authorities recovered the body of 72-year-old Patrick Kelly of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, from the area around the S.S. Wisconsin on Wednesday morning. The agency says Kelly had been exploring the wreck in more than 120 feet of...

An extreme swimmer is back in Lake Michigan trying to cross one of the Great Lakes from Michigan to Wisconsin. Jim Dreyer’s effort began Monday night and comes just a few weeks after trouble with a GPS device forced him to give up after 60 miles. The 61-year-old Dreyer entered the lake at Grand Haven, Michigan. He says the journey...

The long Labor Day weekend will mark an end to a summer favorite in Chicago as city beach season officially closes, but the final day also comes with a warning.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast update for the Chicago area.

On a long holiday weekend, it’s not surprising to see scores of people at Chicago and Northwest Indiana beaches, and dozens of boats anchored just off the shore.

On a long holiday weekend, it’s not surprising to see scores of people at Chicago and Northwest Indiana beaches, and dozens of boats anchored just off the shore. However, beachgoers and boaters might want to think twice this Labor Day. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

Families hoping to head to Chicago’s beaches one more time this season will potentially be thwarted by what the National Weather Service is calling “potentially deadly” conditions Sunday.

NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologist Kevin Jeanes offers information on rip currents and what to do if you’re stuck in one while swimming as Lake Michigan beaches are under a high swim risk for Sunday and Monday.

Chicagoans’ last chance of the season to enjoy a dip at the beach is also coming with potentially dangerous weather conditions.

This weekend will be the final time that Chicago residents will be able to swim at the city’s beaches, but could dangerous waves and currents spoil the fun?

In the wake of recent drownings in Lake Michigan, NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete takes a look at the dangers of the lake and what safeguards may still be needed in Northwest Indiana.

A man died Tuesday afternoon at 12th Street Beach on Chicago’s Northerly Island near Adler Planetarium after a witness said two men jumped into Lake Michigan despite warnings to stay out of the water. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

A man died Tuesday afternoon at 12th Street Beach on Chicago’s Northerly Island near Adler Planetarium after a witness said two men jumped into Lake Michigan despite warnings to stay out of the water.

A man died Tuesday afternoon at 12th Street Beach on Chicago’s Northerly Island near Adler Planetarium after a witness said two men jumped into Lake Michigan despite warnings to stay out of the water. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.