Chicago’s remarkable renewal after its own legendary disaster offers reassurance and lessons for how Los Angeles can recover.

When it's winter in Chicago, even the river needs a plow. The city entrusts the experts at the Chicago Fire Department to ...

Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes. FACT or FAKE? There was a ...

Victory Cruise Lines unveiled its 2026 Great Lakes season, featuring new itineraries and new ports of call, according to a ...

Between the shipwrecks and the discovery of mysterious sinkholes, it was a notable year for both Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.

number of lakes in city shrinking rapidly Despite their critical role as water sources in rural areas, many of the state’s lakes remain plagued by encroachments, largely due to the government ...

The James Beard Awards semifinalists nominations are out and Michigan restaurants and chefs have made the list in severeal ...

Chicago has 22 semifinalists in the "Oscars of food" this year, including in new beverage categories. The Awards will be ...

The Library of Michigan chooses books published the previous year that are about Michigan or the Great Lakes or are written ...

Living in Chicago gives you tough skin and Midwestern manners, and the city’s weather, sports, food and people shape who we ...

A new ranking of 50 cities by TimeOut magazine placed Chicago among the best cities in the world right now, with the ...