An Illinois father and his autistic son drowned in Lake Michigan over the Fourth of July holiday weekend when a carefree game ...

LAKE MICHIGAN - In the first half of 2025, there have been 18 drownings in Lake Michigan. Of those, three have occurred in ...

According to the NWS, waves as high as seven feet could form along beaches in southern Lake Michigan, across Illinois, ...

Swimming conditions are expected to be life-threatening this week with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet at all Lake Michigan beaches in the Chicago area.

The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.

Dangerous conditions are keeping swimmers out of Lake Michigan on Monday afternoon following a deadly weekend in Northwest ...

Chicago's Lake Michigan beaches face hazardous conditions with high waves and rip currents; public advised to be cautious.

A father and son from suburban Chicago who drowned in Lake Michigan near the Indiana Dunes National Park over the holiday ...

Storms Tuesday afternoon and evening brought strong downpours and heavy winds to parts of the area, but moved out later in ...

Twenty-year-old Jameson Meneou was simply playing catch with his father when a tragic accident led to their deaths in Lake ...

A red flag flies over a lifeguard station at Oak Street Beach in Chicago on July 7, 2025, after the National Weather Service ...

A suburban family is in mourning after two Chicago-area men, a father and son, died over the holiday weekend after they were ...