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 ...

As it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...

Meteorologists say Saturday's precipitation likely won't rival the system that hit the city earlier this week. But Chicagoans ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reports of dead birds washing up on beaches along Lake Michigan are sparking new fears over bird flu. Over the weekend, ...