Superior mirages happen when the warm spring air starts moving over the cold lake, according to NWS. Check out this photo by a Sheboygan resident.

No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...

Visit on a sunny day and you may be able to see far beyond Chicago's borders to Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and other parts of Illinois. The highlight for most visitors is the Ledge. Extending 4. ...

said Shakur, co-executive director of the Michigan Roundtable for Just Communities ... citing its iconic symbol of the city’s skyline and its representation of a “transformational era ...

Tre Holloman made a buzzer-beater from beyond midcourt to give No. 8 Michigan State a 58-55 win over No. 16 Maryland in a sensational finish Wednesday night. Holloman’s turnover in the backcourt ...

Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. After a six-year debate, the Chicago City Council approved on Feb. 25, 1988, night baseball at Wrigley Field. (Chicago Tribune) 1988 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago fire crews battled a large fire at a South Side furniture store Thursday night, and one firefighter was injured. CFD responded to the blaze at Elegant Furniture & Linen ...

The event returns to North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 2, as thousands of fearless weather warriors tackle the icy waters of Lake Michigan for an incredible cause. Polar Plunge Chicago is the ...

A family of five was found shot to death Friday afternoon in a murder-suicide at a mobile home park in Lake Station ... said she could barely sleep Friday night thinking about how terrified ...

Great Lakes ice coverage reached a historic low last year since recordkeeping began back in 1973, according to NOAA. Lake Michigan is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and depth. Some of ...