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Man drives car into Lake Michigan at Belmont Harbor

The driver escaped his car before it was fully submerged.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago fishing: Shoreline salmon, counting to 1,000 and fall announces itself

Shoreline salmon on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but fall fishing truly arrived with the arrival of real fall weather and Vince Oppedisano reaches a cool mark.

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Hoping on Johnson administration leading Chicago Fishing Advisory Committee meeting

The hope, as the Chicago Fishing Advisory Committee met after the summer hiatus on Sept. 21, is that Mayor Brandon Johnson will resume the long tradition of Chicago mayors sending a representative.

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Skyscraper heartbreaker? Romantic Signature Room atop former Hancock Center closes due to ‘severe economic hardship’

The restaurant and lounge on the 95th and 96th floors of the former John Hancock Center is permanently closed. ‘It is with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closing of our beloved Signature Room at the 95th,’ a letter posted in the elevator lobby reads.

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Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state

Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting

The Independent UK

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage

The Independent UK

Chicago sues Monsanto for PCB pollution over decades

Despite being banned in 1979, products containing PCBs made before that time continue to discharge the chemicals into Lake Michigan and the Chicago River through rainwater, the city alleges.

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Chicago fishing: Waiting on the fall feedbag inland

Shoreline salmon and trout on southern Lake Michigan and hints of the fall feedbag inland lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Remains of swimmer who went missing off 31st Street Harbor recovered

Bryan Jackson’s body was pulled from Lake Michigan Saturday near Promontory Point.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dragonflies seem to be everywhere along Chicago’s lakefront. Here’s why.

Millions of common green darner dragonflies are migrating across Lake Michigan on their journey from Canada to the Gulf Coast and looking for a place their larvae can survive.

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Relative of missing swimmer calls for more intensive search of Lake Michigan

Police, fire and Coast Guard crews conducted a search for a man who jumped off a boat Tuesday. The man was identified by a family member as Bryan Jackson, 38.

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Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan on South Side

The man, 27, was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shipwreck hunters discover a schooner's 142-year-old remains in Lake Michigan

Built in 1867, the Trinidad was plagued with structural issues and sank nearly a century and a half ago. Historians intend to nominate it for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline

The Trinidad, a 140-foot-long vessel that carried grain and coal, sank in May 1881 about 120 miles north of Milwaukee. The crews possessions and deck gear are still present.

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‘It’s like a time capsule’: 19th-century shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

Schooner Trinidad hailed as ‘significant shipwreck’ after successful sonar search reveals well preserved vessel

The Independent UK

Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline

Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s long-ago possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline

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6,000 take part in Chicago Triathlon; swim portion canceled due to choppy lake waters

Cooler temperatures Sunday made for better running conditions. As a precaution, the swimming event was canceled as waves of 3 to 6 feet were predicted.

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Chicago fishing: Before the heat, steelhead, pike and trying for lakefront Chinook

Northern pike, steelhead and a smattering of kings on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Body of missing Winnetka swimmer identified

The young man did not resurface after jumping into Lake Michigan early Tuesday with others off Winnetka’s Elder Beach.

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As Friday Morning Swim Club grows, so do safety concerns

Has Friday Morning Swim Club gotten too big for its own good? As more people join the early morning plunge, the club is breaking almost every rule the park district has about swimming — and getting away with it.

Chicago Sun-Times

The latest muskies on southern Lake Michigan

Zach Suchanuk caught a muskie and lost another Saturday while fishing for smallmouth bass on southern Lake Michigan to earn Fish of the Week.

The Independent UK

SS Badger, ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan, out for season after ramp system damaged

The operators of a historic ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin say it is out of service for the rest of the season after its ramp system was damaged in July

Chicago Sun-Times

Off-duty Chicago firefighter drowns in Lake Michigan

Wilbert Hayes, 43 was at the lakefront early Sunday with his family after his shift when he went under the water and did not resurface, authorities say.

The Independent UK

Woman dies, 6 people hospitalized after boat hits Chicago breakwall and capsizes in Lake Michigan

Authorities say a woman died and six other people were hospitalized after a boat struck a Chicago breakwall and capsized in Lake Michigan amid strong winds and high waves

Chicago Sun-Times

Man, 21, dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan on Near North Side

The man was identified as Melvin Guzman. His body was pulled from the lake Friday evening. An autopsy is pending, police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

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