Since late March, ice has retreated from Great Lakes shorelines, a sign the weather is getting warmer. During a typical year, some ice on the Great Lakes lasts until late May and returns in early ...

MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA -- The shifting sands along Lake Michigan are once again getting the attention of tourists as dunes slowly swallow a parking lot and beach bathroom in Michigan City, Indiana.

The Chicago firm Wheeler Kearns Architects, led by Jon Heinert, was commissioned by a couple to conceive a retreat that would encourage nature-focused family gatherings. The property's 2.55 acres are ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 Chicago has obtained video of the moments after strong winds pushed a stroller carrying a baby into Lake Michigan last month. The video is from a city of Chicago camera. It shows ...

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Lake Michigan College's visual & performing arts department is presenting the musical "Big Fish" in March. The production is based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the film directed by Tim Burton.

Union City — Mackenzie Day and her family watched the tornado form over Union Lake, the area that bore the worst of the powerful storm system that swept through southwest Michigan on Friday. The area ...

Tornado captured on video along a frozen lake in Union Lake, Michigan. The tornado killed three, injured 12, and caused extensive property damage. March tornadoes are extremely rare in Michigan, ...

Two independent film festivals in the Lansing area are ending after nearly three decades. The final Lake Michigan Film Festival will run from Feb. 26 to March 1 at Studio C in Okemos. The last East ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are investigating after a body was recovered from Lake Michigan Saturday evening on the city's South Side. Police said a male of an unknown age was found. A witness ...

CHICAGO -- A gust of wind blew a baby girl in a stroller into Lake Michigan on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the stroller with the 8-month-old inside fell in the water on Chicago's North Side at ...