How we photographed lake jumpers on a warm Chicago day

Chicago is known for being a coastal city, so this image of some foolhardy boys jumping into Lake Michigan to cool off is a ...
NBC Chicago

Chicago-area commutes could be snarled by lake-effect snow

The Chicago area could get several doses of lake-effect snow Friday, impacting both the morning and evening commutes in different locations. As Friday morning dawns, the first round of lake-effect ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Elevated CTA station at State, Lake in Loop to close for 3 years in January for reconstruction

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The elevated CTA station at State and Lake streets downtown Chicago will shut down on Jan. 5, the Chicago Department of Transportation said Thursday. There's already been a lot of ...
Chicago Sun-Times

When is it no longer ‘cooler by the lake’?

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ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago weather: Lake-effect band could drop several inches of snow in NW Ind. | Radar

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A band of lake-effect band could drop several inches of snow in parts of Northwest Indiana Monday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Porter County until 6 p.m. and ...