While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans Friday to rename Lake Michigan as Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay.

A man drowned in Lake Michigan near Loyola Beach in Rogers Park late Sunday night, Chicago police said. Police and the Chicago Fire Department responded to a person in distress at about 11:59 p.m ...

H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health ...

Hundreds of dead birds are washing up on the shoreline of Lake Michigan due to bird flu, according to one leader of a Chicago-based group monitoring the situation. According ...

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A man was pulled out of Lake Michigan near Burnham Harbor on Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). Officials said the CPD Marine Unit found ...

Gov. JB Pritzker took President Donald Trump's stated desire to take over Greenland as a cue to sarcastically announce “Illinois will now be annexing Green Bay to protect itself against enemies, ...

CHICAGO – Rescue crews pulled a man from the icy waters of Lake Michigan Sunday morning. Officials said authorities received a call about someone in the water at Burnham Harbor near Soldier ...

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

Several inches of snow could fall in northern parts of the Chicago area near Lake Michigan, with snow accumulations and freezing drizzle potentially impacting travel in other parts of the region ...

Fort Dearborn is established near the mouth of the river ... The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal flows from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi. The Chicago River is forever reversed and Joliet's ...

Vandal damages more than $20K in property at NW Indiana church Body of missing teen found in Lake Michigan near NW Indiana Search ... crashes across Chicago area Winter Weather Advisory in effect ...