This Memorial Day, the Chicago Transit Authority kicked off summer with added bus service to beaches, museums, and Navy Pier.

The Coast Guard is warning of multiple "phosphorous pyrotechnics" that could be floating in Lake Michigan water or washed up ...

Hazardous phosphorus flare from a military exercise found at Montrose Beach; public warned to report any similar objects.

Three additional flares may be on their way here but beachgoers who find one, should stay clear and call authorities, the U.S ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Officials are warning about missing armed flares that could be on Chicago beaches. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan said said four phosphorous pyrotechnics were deployed during a ...

The history of humans and nature interacting makes Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline a perfect laboratory for a course that ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning the public about potential explosive devices that could wash up on Chicago-area beaches.

The silver cylinders can reach temperatures of 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit and were part of a joint military exercise off the ...

A possibly-dangerous phosphorous flare washed up on the shore of one Chicago beach Monday, and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector of Lake Michigan warned the public about three more unaccounted for flares.

From citywide cultural events like the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 29 to Millennium Park’s free summer concerts ...

When the weather got colder, the beavers built up a stockpile of branches in the pond, saving them for later meals. As the ...