There is not beach weather right now in Chicago ... to get warm and cozy this winter at North Avenue Beach. "Thunder Domes" is bringing saunas to the lakefront. The private beach saunas are ...

Ice forms off North Avenue Beach along the frozen lakefront on Jan. 19, 2025, with temperatures in the single digits around sunrise. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) “If every day is in the 20s ...

On Saturday, community groups hosted “Light up Chinatown,” kicking off the Chinese New Year season. Event organizers shared a ...

Video by Chicago photographer Craig Shimala shows swimmers taking the icy plunge at both North Avenue Beach and Ohio Street Beach. Shimala told Storyful that the man featured in the video ...