Lake Michigan

An unresponsible person was pulled from the lake at Foster Avenue Beach. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. Monday at Foster Beach in Chicago, according to police.

Construction officially began Monday on a 60-mile transmission pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to a half-dozen suburban communities.

Work officially began Monday on a project to get Lake Michigan water from Chicago to six Southwest suburbs by 2030.

Military officials are still warning Chicago-area residents of the possibility of ‘unaccounted’ pyrotechnic devices washing up on the shores of Lake Michigan this week.

Military officials are still warning Chicago-area residents of the possibility of ‘unaccounted’ pyrotechnic devices washing up on the shores of Lake Michigan, and Sandra Torres has the story.

The Coast Guard is warning of multiple “phosphorous pyrotechnics” that could be floating in Lake Michigan water or washed up on beaches after one was discovered on a Chicago beach this Memorial Day.

He was riding a bicycle when he fell into the water, where he was pulled out by Marine unit personnel.

Every year, 11.6 million pounds of plastic trash makes its way into Lake Michigan, Chicago’s largest source of drinking water.

A day at the beach quickly turned tragic for a group Monday afternoon after the fire department recovered a body from the water

According to Chicago firefighters, a full response was mounted at 31st Street Beach just after 2 p.m. for reports of a person in the water

The Trump administration has offered assurances it will help cover its share of a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

A dog was rescued Wednesday afternoon from Lake Michigan on Chicago’s Far South Side, video from NBC Chicago’s Sky 5 helicopter showed.

May is water safety month, and there’s a new push to remind people about the dangers of drowning

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.