County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.

As the heat starts to soar today, it will feel like a great day to be at the beach. But the wind is creating currents and ...

The Gillette Visitor Center is extending its construction closure until early fall, affecting the parking lot and trailheads.

National Weather Service forecasters say high winds will create large waves and dangerous swim conditions on July 23.

The search for a a 14-year-old boy who went missing in Lake Michigan near Illinois Beach State Park has ended, ...

Here's what we know. The NWS issued a Beach Hazard statement in Lake, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties through Friday ...

Some Southeast Michigan beaches are closed heading into 4th of July. Other beaches have advisories, meaning that there are high bacteria levels, but officials have not closed the beach. DETROIT ...

Multiple beaches throughout the state are either closed or under bacterial contamination advisories, according to Michigan ...

Lake Michigan faces high waves and dangerous currents, prompting swimming warnings along Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan ...

County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.

The high swim risk comes hours after a series of severe thunderstorms quickly swept across the Chicago area, leaving behind ...