Coho salmon fishing is excellent in Lake Michigan but could change quickly as temperatures warm. April is an excellent time ...

Members of Chicago Plumbers Local 130 dye the Chicago River green Saturday ... Whitacre is a licensed Lake Michigan fishing guide and tournament angler who won the BLBA championship last year ...

You can find some beautiful beaches in the Midwest, especially along Lake Michigan. Here are some of the best beaches we ...

North Avenue Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Chicago thanks to its golden ... where the Platte River flows into Lake Michigan and the waters merge. Beach fires are permitted only ...

The site at the mouth of the Calumet River was supposed to ... protecting healthy communities and Lake Michigan,” said Howard Learner, who heads the Chicago-based Environmental Law & Policy ...

For a relaxed lakeside escape along Lake Michigan's shores, visit this city to enjoy its unique attractions, delicious ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...

Every year as part of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, thousands of onlookers clad in green cheer on a boat crew sprinkling orange powder into the Chicago River to turn it a festive ...

“It’s so much fun to see all that,” not to mention the runners and others on the lakefront path as it bends around Oak Steet Beach and then heads south toward the Chicago River. She also ...

Kilgubbin won’t be found on modern-day maps of Chicago ... people lived in Chicago during the city’s early decades. In the 1830s, Irish laborers dug the Illinois & Michigan Canal, settling ...

The annual dyeing of the Chicago River isn't the only green celebration on tap for the city: Several St. Patrick's Day parades step off in honor of the holiday.