Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon ...

The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp. But first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the construction site.

Construction has begun on a 60-mile pipeline project that will supply Lake Michigan water to six southwest suburbs, costing ...

Last week, Illinois officials took possession of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in the Des Plaines River near Joliet. The move ...

Every year, 11.6 million pounds of plastic trash makes its way into Lake Michigan, Chicago’s largest source of drinking water ...

The Coast Guard has warned three unexploded flares may be somewhere in Lake Michigan, after a fourth was found by a lifeguard ...

Both Illinois and Michigan signed the project ... block carp from traveling from the Mississippi River watershed to Lake Michigan, including an electric barrier, underwater sounds that deter ...

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