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Lake Michigan sunrise along North Avenue beach. (Credit: Natalie Cheng/CBS Chicago)

Couple Swimming Across Lake Michigan For Postpartum Depression Awareness

As of midday Thursday, a Michigan couple promoting awareness of postpartum depression were 41 miles into their swim across Lake Michigan.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/08/15

Rower Jenn Gibbons completes her journey around Lake Michigan. (Credit: Mai Martinez/CBS Chicago)

Undaunted By Attack, Woman Completes Rowing Journey Around Lake Michigan

A Chicago woman is back home after going all around Lake Michigan in a rowboat to raise money for charity.

2012/08/14

Lake Michigan (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Texas Woman Rescues Injured Man In Lake Michigan

A woman visiting from Texas performed CPR on a 60-year-old man she found unresponsive in the waters of Lake Michigan on Sunday in the North Side Rogers Park neighborhood.

2012/08/13

Countless people crowded into Lake Michigan. (Credit: CBS)

Increased Rip Current Risk Along Beaches Through Saturday

Swimmers take note — forecasters are predicting an increased risk of rip currents along the Lake Michigan coasts of Illinois and northwest Indiana through Saturday.

2012/08/08

Dr. Donald Liu

Chicago Surgeon Sacrifices Life To Save 2 Children In Lake Michigan

Dr. Donald Liu, a Chicago surgeon who devoted his life to saving the lives of children, died Sunday as he tried to rescue two young boys in Lake Michigan.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/06

Lake Michigan sunrise along North Avenue beach. (Credit: Natalie Cheng/CBS Chicago)

This Summer, It’s Hotter Over The Lake

In a Chicago summer that’s broken all kinds of heat records, another one has fallen.

2012/07/31

Check Chicago’s ‘Swim Report’ Before Hitting The Beach

An increase in bacteria levels in Lake Michigan has resulted in some warnings for swimmers.

2012/07/25

Jenn Gibbons

Woman On Mission To Row Around Lake Michigan Stands Undeterred By Assault

A Chicago woman on a rowing mission says she won’t be deterred by a sexual attack on her over the weekend in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/24

Lake Rescue

Boy, 6, Rescued From Lake By Younger Brother

A 6-year-old boy was in serious condition Tuesday morning, after being pulled from Lake Michigan by his even younger brother at the South Side’s Rainbow Beach.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/17

A U.S. Coast Guard boat and a local fire rescue boat search Lake Michigan for the body of a woman who had been reported missing from Lake Forest on July 15, 2012. (Credit: CBS)

Woman’s Body Pulled From Lake Michigan Near Lake Forest

A missing woman’s body was recovered from Lake Michigan on Sunday after a seven-hour search near north suburban Lake Forest.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/15

Water

None Hurt When Boat In Lake Michigan Catches Fire

Emergency crews rescued a group of boaters after their vessel caught fire in Lake Michigan early Sunday.

2012/07/15

(File photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Man Hospitalized, Another Injured, After Being Pulled From Lake

Fire paramedics have taken two people to the hospital after they were rescued from Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach Saturday afternoon.

2012/07/14

Lake Michigan sunrise along North Avenue beach. (Credit: Natalie Cheng/CBS Chicago)

Teenage Boy Pulled From Lake In ‘Very Poor’ Condition

A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition Friday morning after he was pulled from Lake Michigan.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/13

Corey McFry, 15, disappeared in Lake Michigan at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, after he was apparently pulled underwater by a rip current while swimming with friends. (Credit: Facebook)

Teenage Boy’s Body Found Along Lakeshore In Indiana

The body of a 15-year-old boy has been found along the lake shore in the Indiana Dunes, about a day and a half after he disappeared.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/10

Indiana Lake Search

Search Continues For Teenage Boy Missing In Lake Michigan

Divers, helicopters and rescue teams combed the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for most of Monday, in search of an Indiana teenager who vanished while swimming in Lake Michigan.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/09

Countless people crowded into Lake Michigan. (Credit: CBS)

Lake Michigan Seeing Record-Breaking Warmth Too

Water temperatures in the southern part of Lake Michigan reached a “remarkable” 80 degrees Friday — sooner than any other year thanks to a warm winter combined with July’s searing heat wave.

2012/07/07

Lake Michigan (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago’s New Tourism Office Faces Possible Roadblock – Violence

Move over San Francisco and watch out New York — Chicago is now the second best city in the U.S. and Canada, according to Travel+Leisure magazine.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/06

Mahlik Harris

College Student’s Body Pulled From Lake Michigan Near 31st Street

A man’s body was pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday morning, after he was reported missing.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/05

Lake Michigan (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Police Marine Unit Warns Swimmers, Boaters Of Dangers In Lake Michigan

The Chicago Police Marine Unit has a word of warning for boaters and swimmers.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/07/05

(Tim Adams/WBBM File Photo)

Couple, 4-Year-Old Rescued After Falling Off Raft In Lake Michigan

A couple and their 4-year-old child had to be rescued after they fell off a raft in Lake Michigan Wednesday evening.

2012/07/04

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