The frigid wind and single-digit morning air did not deter Dan O’Conor as he prepared Thursday for his daily plunge into Lake Michigan. Before stripping off his many layers, he tossed a thermometer into the water near Montrose Harbor, like he often does before a jump. O’Conor — dubbed the “Great Lake Jumper” — peeked […]
Originally proposed as the first Chicago River Swim in more than a century, the race was held in the lake after a late setback.
A century after its construction, the island is home to traffic bottlenecks on concert days, erosion problems and a little-known nature preserve.
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 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.
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.
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.
Warming winters may set off a chain of events harming fish populations, eroding beaches and increasing toxic blue-green algae blooms, experts say.
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.