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National sanctuary created in Lake Michigan

— August 11, 2021

A 962-square-mile area of Lake Michigan has been designated as a national marine sanctuary to protect important habitats as well as safeguard shipwrecks that played a critical role…

State announces Coastal Management Grants along Lake Michigan shoreline
— December 31, 2019

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program announced more than $1 million in grants for local coastal education, recreation, water quality protection and…
Carp creations, Michigan money gets state’s attention
— December 25, 2018

Illinois is taking a carp-e diem approach to its underwater nemesis. The state is looking to seize the day by helping companies hawk Asian carp products and trying to convince another…
Illinois anglers having a big year at the fishin’ hole
— July 26, 2017

It’s Illinois’ year of the Big Fish and to date, nearly seven records have been set or broken in 2017, and the best of the fishing season is hardly finished. It’s…
Conservationists, mayors protest proposed Great Lakes EPA cuts
— March 20, 2017

Leaked budget numbers from the Trump Administration show Environmental Protection Agency funding for Great Lakes initiatives reduced to a trickle from $300 million to $10 million. This…

Deacons, worshippers pray for peace in Chicago
— August 5, 2019

On the shores of Lake Michigan and with the Chicago skyline to the north, people gathered in prayer early Saturday, Aug. 3 in hopes of bringing an end to the violence that has plagued…
Taking the plunge for Special Olympics
— February 18, 2018

Special Olympics Illinois kicked off its 2018 Plunge season on Feb. 16 with more than 50 SUPER Plunge registrants taking a dip into icy Lake Michigan once an hour for 24 hours at Clark…
Chicago Park District focuses on erosion as shrinking beaches remain
— May 29, 2017

In the summer 2015, Chicago beachgoers found that several beaches changed dramatically. The size of Lake Michigan beaches tends to change over time due to change in water levels and…