Safety officials said what may look like solid ice along the shoreline is unstable, especially as temperatures rise.

A sea of pancake ice stretched over the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago on Sunday, January 4, creating a mesmerizing sight ...

Drone footage captured adults and children venturing out onto a slippery ice shelf on Lake Michigan's southern shore, despite ...

Chicago Fire Department divers pulled a 29-year-old woman from Lake Michigan on the city's North Side. She was in critical ...

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A man was rescued from Lake Michigan off Chicago's Foster Avenue Beach on Monday night, police said. Around 5:30 p.m., the Chicago Police Department said a man who was unresponsive was pulled from the ...

A Chicago woman has died after allegedly falling off a boat and into dangerous waters. Zahrie Walls, a popular hairstylist, was recovered from Lake Michigan near the Navy Pier. According to the ...

A cold front will push through the Chicago area Sunday, bringing with it a chance for thunderstorms and dangerous waves on Lake Michigan. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, the front is expected to ...

A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, despite temperatures of 14 ...

A fast-moving cold front will not only bring a threat of showers and thunderstorms to the Chicago area, but could create life-threatening conditions on Lake Michigan. The National Weather Service says ...

LAKE MICHIGAN - In the first half of 2025, there have been 18 drownings in Lake Michigan. Of those, three have occurred in the waters off Michigan’s shoreline, according to the most recent statistics ...