Chicago visitors have around two dozen beaches to choose from for water-based activities. With the help of locals, we've ...

A man and a teenage boy were charged after cannabis and two firearms were found inside a vehicle during a traffic stop in ...

Lake Forest officials believe Forest Park Beach is one of the great assets of the community. Now they are reminding residents ...

Imani, the son of beloved couple Monty and Rose, is back home, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, a volunteer organization ...

So far this season, there is no plover nest at Montrose Beach — just one plover looking for love. "Pippin was the 2024 ...

Here you'll find beaches, orchards and plenty of outdoor activities. At the southern end of Harbor Country, just over the Michigan-Indiana state line and about 70 miles from Chicago's downtown ...

As the birds’ monitors, they regularly don bright orange shirts and settle in at Montrose Beach to watch over Chicago’s piping plovers. “We love watching the birds, but we also love sharing ...

Two banded piping plovers were spotted Friday morning by Mark Kolasa, the Montrose Beach Dunes volunteer community steward, ...