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Electric barriers couldn't keep away the carp, which could destroy the Great Lakes ecosystem.
The home is listing for half of what it sold for in 2007.
You can thank a lot of rain for the rising water level in Lake Michigan.
These coloring sheets feature Chicago's amphipods, water bears, isopods, crayfish and giant water bugs.
Chicago's big lake is home to monster fish but also organisms as tiny as your fingernail.
A camera on the Harrison-Dever Crib helps monitor waves and shows off Chicago from miles offshore.
The James J. Versluis, built in 1957, was recently seen cracking through Chicago River ice.
Most of it washes up on eastern shores of Lake Michigan, the report said.
The super-rare amphibians, found in Wolf Lake and Lake Michigan, love to eat invasive species.
A handful of brave surfers, covered in ice, recently tackled the frozen conditions of Lake Michigan.
Lake Sturgeon, which have thrived for more than 100 million years, can still be found in city waters.
Thousands of the insects will blanket Chicago this month, but they can't sting you.
Plans to bring a surf park to Chicago might be dead in the water after birders objected to it.
Nearly invisible rip currents are expected to form in Lake Michigan. Swimmers are advised to keep out.
Pro sailors took us on a summer cruise where we enjoyed and snapped plenty of skyline pics.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.