Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois," poking fun at President Donald Trump’s recent ...

I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker said in the video. “The world’s finest geographers, experts ...

Anticipating a lack of federal funding under the new presidential administration, Illinois has postponed construction in a ...

The International Centre for Waterspout Research has highlighted much of the Lake Michigan basin as having the necessary ...

Nearly a century after its disappearance, the Arctic grayling will return to the state when the Michigan DNR releases its eggs into a trio of streams in the Lower Peninsula.

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods ...

The Great Lakes region is a major recipient of federal funding to protect and clean up the basin as well as protect its rich history.

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.