Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Expected rounds of snow have prompted Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation to deploy salt trucks across the city.

In Lake Forest, 10 plows were on the ground at 6 p.m. with more crews expected to hit the streets later in the evening.

Visit Miller Beach is partnering with NWI Thrive and the Legacy Foundation to seek to turn the new bike trail along Lake ...

Located in Lincoln Park directly on Lake Michigan, North Avenue Beach is one of the most popular swimming spots in Chicago ... beach house adjacent to the shore. Recent visitors said the beach ...

Snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected to continue pummeling the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic states, while ...

U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.

The rain has intensified in California, where an atmospheric river brought heavy downpours, winds and flooding to areas ravaged by wildfires. Officials ahead of the storm's arrival distributed ...

Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada Lake Tahoe straddles the California-Nevada border like a hidden treasure shielded by the ...

The Walleye Al Fresco is a Midwest favorite given a gourmet makeover. Two fillets of walleye, delicately seasoned and ...

Crews have officially closed Milwaukee's South Shore Beach as construction continues in an effort to rehabilitate and ...