Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois," poking fun at President Donald Trump’s recent ...

Anticipating a lack of federal funding under the new presidential administration, Illinois has postponed construction in a ...

"So today, I'm issuing a proclamation declaring that hereinafter, Lake Michigan shall be known as ... office which changed the name of the ocean basin. The order also renamed the highest peak ...

Macomb County officials say wastewater discharges from the George Kuhn Basin contaminate the Red Run Drain, Clinton River and ...

Nearly a century after its disappearance, the Arctic grayling will return to the state when the Michigan DNR releases its ...

Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.

The World Ice Fishing Championship is ramping up in Lakeview, attracting hundreds of elite anglers from 10 nations all over ...