CHICAGO (WLS) -- Air temperatures were in the 20s on Sunday morning, but that did not stop thousands of people from taking an icy dip at North Avenue Beach for a cause that unites all of us.

Roughly 4,800 people participated in the 25th annual Polar Plunge benefitting Special Children's Charities and Special Olympics Illinois.

The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.

The event returns to North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 2, as thousands of fearless weather warriors tackle the icy waters of Lake Michigan for an incredible cause. Polar Plunge Chicago is the ...

However, she will occasionally hop into Lake Michigan to get acclimated to ... acclimate to the cold temperatures at 12th Street Beach in Chicago on Feb. 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago ...

GANGES TOWNSHIP, MI — A popular rock hunting beach will close for renovations on March 24. Work at Pier Cove Park, about 7 ...

This week, the Army Corps finally withdrew its proposal to extend the landfill, due in part to Illinois state permits getting ...

Located in Lincoln Park directly on Lake Michigan, North Avenue Beach is one of the most popular swimming spots in Chicago. The sandy beach has volleyball courts, plenty of space for visitors to ...

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI -- Lake Michigan beach access is back open at Hoffmaster State Park as construction moves to a new ...

The dilapidated Johnson Inn still stands on a valuable Porter Beach lakefront parcel almost two years after the town of ...

If you thought Illinois was all cornfields and city skylines, buckle up—because the Land of Lincoln has a beachfront hotel.

SoLa, the combined condo and hotel development from a Sterling Bay alumnus, recently began listing condos from the $400,000s up.