Area fire departments, including Zion, Winthrop Harbor and Beach Park, say they’ve seen an increase in water-related calls ...

The 11-year-old dog's pet parent, Chrissy Lovitt, told the outlet that Macy enjoys joining her on the open waters. Lovitt is ...

Not ready to say goodbye to summer? Check out boating, swimming, and fishing at these Illinois state park beaches.

A woman was critically injured and her teen daughter was also hospitalized after a water rescue Thursday at Illinois State ...

The Lake County, Illinois Sheriff's office said it launched its boat, as well as numerous drones, in the search for the 14-year-old boy.

A mother and her 14-year-old daughter were having trouble swimming when bystanders came to their rescue, authorities said.

On Wednesday, Governor JB Pritzker announced the creation of a new endowment for Illinois state parks, with the intention of ...

The last time CBS News Chicago spoke with Hucker was in July of 2019 —when his beloved Illinois Beach State Park was shrinking at a rate of about 100 feet per year, and the entire area was in ...

A search for a missing teenage swimmer from Wisconsin has turned into a recovery effort at Illinois Beach State Park.

An operator with Campanella & Sons works on distributing newly arrived sand at the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park in Zion on Aug. 27, 2019. Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...