"Lake Michigan shall be known as Lake Illinois," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday, mocking President Donald Trump ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WILX) - Another body of water is getting a new name - at least according to Illinois. In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of ...

For over a decade, a proper in-water boat show has been missing from lower Lake Michigan, and it has been greatly missed by manufacturers, dealers, and consumers that call our beautiful lakefront home ...

Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

It should be included as part of Trump’s “America First” pledge made during the runup to last fall’s presidential election.

More PFAS news with an update on Wisconsin’s frozen funding, and how federal freezes are impacting pollution grants.

Visitors to Chicago love to check out the city's landmarks and natural settings, but there's no better spot for seeing it all ...

With a burgeoning dining, vibrant arts and culture, and its proximity to nature, Milwaukee has more to offer than just quintessential Midwest sensibility.

Languages: English. Lake Mead, which is in Nevada and Arizona, reached drastically low levels in the summer of 2022 after years of drought, but water levels have since started to recover because ...

While Pritzker never said his proclamation was a joke, it was likely in jest of President Trump's Executive Order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. However, the lake was named "Lac ...

This weekend at the Midwest Invitational, the No. 16 Michigan water polo team (2-3) couldn’t come up with many answers for its opponents. Before winning only one of their three matches against No. 12 ...

President Trump’s administration is withholding $117 million in federal grants, causing Illinois and Michigan to postpone a ...