Lovers of winter, unite! Illinois is home to 1500 square miles of pristine Lake Michigan in all its frozen glory.

Across the state, parks are illuminating their trails to encourage snowshoers to take in winter’s nighttime beauty.

The word "beach" likely brings to mind sunny, tropical destinations along the Pacific Coast or party spots in the Gulf of Mexico -- not images of the Midwestern United States. However, Lake ...

Is it a sand dune or a sinkhole? One of the largest moving sand dunes in the U.S. is a mysterious phenomenon near Chicago, ...