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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 22-year-old man was pulled from Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side early Monday morning, Chicago police said. A scuba team located the person just after 4:30 a.m. near Montrose ...

Craig Shimala said he recorded the video Wednesday in the Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area, a protected area where dogs are ...

They grow up so fast, don’t they? Nagamo, the lone surviving piping plover chick at Montrose Beach, headed south for the winter Thursday, according to the Chicago Piping Plovers, a volunteer group ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago family who loves the magic of nature was able to capture photos of the northern lights Wednesday night at Montrose Beach. DeJuan Shorter and his wife Ellen were tracking when the ...

The surviving piping plover chick on Montrose Beach now has a name. The chick, born this summer to parents Imani and Searocket, was named Nagamo, which means “he/she sings” in Ojibwe, one of the ...

It's almost that time of year again when birders flock to Montrose Beach. The peak of migration season is a couple weeks away. But one popular bird has already made an appearance — as two piping ...

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Two male piping plovers were spotted Friday at Montrose Beach, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, an organization dedicated to protecting local plovers. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen boy died after being rescued from Lake Michigan on the city's North Side Monday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said. CFD said winds were strong when two people on an ...

A beloved Chicago mom celebrated a special day over the weekend with a return to Montrose Beach. Her name is Searocket and she is partner and co-parent to Imani — the piping plover son of local ...