Originally proposed as the first Chicago River Swim in more than a century, the race was held in the lake after a late setback.
Despite location change and downpours, open-water swim on Lake Michigan draws hundreds to the lakefront
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Northerly Island’s potential as an urban oasis goes unrealized as grand plans come and go
A century after its construction, the island is home to traffic bottlenecks on concert days, erosion problems and a little-known nature preserve.
The Chicago River Swim is still on — but it’s been moved to Lake Michigan
The city denied a permit for the open-water river event because of safety concerns related to the proposed route and number of swimmers.
A Supreme Court decision largely seen as anti-environment may help protect the Southeast Side
A lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers seeks to have a dump along Lake Michigan closed and turned into a park, as was originally promised once the site was full.
Gov. Pritzker signs federal and state agreement to protect Lake Michigan from invasive carp
Long-awaited project is multi-pronged line of defense to stop silver and bighead carp, which pose a threat to Great Lakes ecosystems and industries.
Toxic forever chemicals are on the rise in Lake Michigan and have been detected in all of the Great Lakes
Study finds airborne concentrations of PFAS are higher near Chicago, other urban centers, but when carried by rain, urban and rural Great Lakes areas have consistent levels.
Great Lakes ice cover hits record low through mid-March of this year
Warming winters may set off a chain of events harming fish populations, eroding beaches and increasing toxic blue-green algae blooms, experts say.
75 on Tuesday, an ice-free lake, little snow: Climate change blunts winter in Chicago
As meteorological winter comes to a close Thursday, snowfall is more than 50% below average in Chicago, and ice coverage for the Great Lakes is in single digits.