A recent satellite image revealed the aftermath of a brutal cold snap that gripped Chicago between January 19 and 24, leaving Lake Michigan covered with ice. Captured on January 24 by the ...

The largest concentrations of sick mergansers were found Saturday at North Avenue Beach and Oak Street Beach. Other birds ...

CHICAGO -- Swimmers braved the cold to swim among ice pancakes that had formed on top of the freezing Lake Michigan water in Chicago. The footage was posted on January 9 with the quote ...

As for the Chicago area ... effect snow is expected to develop Sunday night and to persist into Monday morning, with winds howling down Lake Michigan and creating a large snow plume that could ...