It's swim at your own risk from now until next summer. Labor Day, the traditional end-of-summer holiday, also marked the final day the Chicago Park D...
Chicago Tribune | Kristen Schorsch | Posted 08.29.2009 | Chicago
A Winnetka beach topped the list of Cook County's most polluted beaches in 2008, according to a national water testing report issued today....
Chicago Public Radio | Shawn Allee | Posted 07.31.2009 | Chicago
Chicago's lakefront is having a birthday of sorts. On July 4, 1909, architect Daniel Burnham unveiled a plan for continuous park space up and down the...
Chicago Sun-Times | MAURICE POSSLEY | Posted 06.14.2009 | Chicago
For the first time, Chicagoans with dusty surfboards in their garages or basements can start thinking about legally hanging 10 in Lake Michigan, perha...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago