
Nonprofit: Number Of Drownings In Great Lakes Jumps In 2021
Data collected by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project shows 32 people have drowned in the Great Lakes as of July 2 compared to 25 by early July in 2020.
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Data collected by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project shows 32 people have drowned in the Great Lakes as of July 2 compared to 25 by early July in 2020.
The Shedd Aquarium is enlisting the help of restaurants to keep plastic out of the Great Lakes.
While some colleges are shut down and others are only allowing a limited number of people in person, one school in our area has been operating full steam ahead throughout the pandemic.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat and co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, described it as "a major success story that has been critical to addressing the threats that face our beloved Great Lakes."
There have been a record high 53 drownings in Lake Michigan in 2020.
Two children had a close call when they were nearly swept away by some monster waves on the Michigan City pier. But those kids never should have made it onto the pier at all.
As a high pressure system stays locked over the eastern Great Lakes, the Chicago area will stay dry, and temperatures will continue to rise. An air quality alert is in effect through midnight Thursday night.
Additional funds provided by Congress for Great Lakes environmental improvements will be used to hasten cleanups of highly toxic sites and step up work on other longstanding forms of pollution, federal officials said Thursday.
Authorities are debating how to keep them out of the Great Lakes, where fishing is a $7 billion industry.
"The Great Lakes are a vital natural resource to our entire nation, and ensuring American families have access to clean drinking water and a safe waterway system that supports our economy should be a priority for our next president," Pritzker said.
The plan focuses on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker is moving forward with the first steps on a project to fortify a dam and lock system near Joliet, in an effort to confront the state's Asian carp problem, and keep the voracious fish out of the Great Lakes.
Kelsey Nobles, an 18-year-old Navy recruit from Alabama, died Tuesday after collapsing during training at the Navy Recruit Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois.
A conference at the University of Michigan is bringing together experts to share ideas on dealing with a warming climate in the Great Lakes region.
The city has joined the Great Lakes Basin Partnership to Block Asian Carp, an initiative established this year.
President Donald Trump has gotten nowhere in his push to kill federal support for cleaning up some of the nation's most prized waterways.
Elected officials and activists are celebrating new regulations going into effect to protect the Great Lakes, and they're vowing to do more as the White House and Congress look to erode such protections.
Reports say overall the Great Lakes went from being about 3 percent covered in ice to nearly 9.5 percent ice-covered within five days.
A 25-year-old woman has become the 54th person to die while swimming on the Great Lakes this summer.
The Coast Guard Commander said there were 160 hoax calls on marine band radios by the end of June, compared to 55 for all of last season.
The research vessel, the Blue Heron, along with a scientific team from the University of Rochester, docked Thursday at Navy Pier to take a short break from an eight-day research expedition funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
As CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports, experts fear the program's elimination could sink Lake Michigan.
The number of drownings in Lake Michigan spiked 84 percent in 2016.
Peter Roskam favors some parts of Trump's proposed budget, but thinks cutting funds that help preserve the Great Lakes is not "sustainable."
The Trump Administration unveiled Thursday its initial budget proposal.
Police provided no other details.
Extensive delays are expected.
A teacher brought concerns about the masks received in schools in January to the attention of CBS 2 News.
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Electricity. It powers the device you're using to read this story right now, but will the juice be in low supply as more and more electric vehicles charge up?
A man was arrested overnight after pointing a gun at another man on the CTA Red Line, police said.
Families can now order another eight test kits.
Four cars were damaged.
Temperatures will be cooler, in the 60s.
Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating the driver who hit a cyclist in Jefferson Park.
The bowling alley announced on Facebook overnight a change in owners who are willing to keep the business open.
Illinois State Police said shots were fired around 1:45 a.m.
There are rain chances Tuesday through Saturday, with a chance for strong storms on Friday.
Luis Robert hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning after Johnny Cueto's impressive Chicago debut, and the White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals on Monday night in the opener of a five-game series.
Some guests said they did not hear anything when the shooting happened, and the hotel had not alerted them to what happened.
The officer who was struck was stabilized at a local hospital.
Following the chaos downtown last weekend that led to a teenage boy being shot dead in Millennium Park, there is a push for parents and the community to step up.
Leaders are scrambling to find a way to curb the downtown chaos caused by large groups of kids – which resulted in a 16-year-old boy being shot and killed in Millennium Park this past Saturday.
"I'm urging parents, guardians, and responsible adults in the lives of children to make sure that you know what the rules are, and that you make a plan with your children and young people," Lightfoot said.
Willson Contreras led off with a double and became a rare leadoff hitter with a first-inning grand slam as the Chicago Cubs burst to an eight-run lead and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
At the time of the accident, one student was on the school bus in addition to the driver.
Raul Basulto is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who fought in Operation Desert and a father of three – and now he is in the ICU in danger of losing his leg.
"And now they're sorry and all that. Of course, of course, they're sorry."
A man who has spent three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit is now getting one more shot to prove he didn't do it.
For the young men in the program at Gary Comer College Prep in Grand Crossing, losing their classmate Seandell was like losing a brother.
Police provided no other details.
Extensive delays are expected.
A teacher brought concerns about the masks received in schools in January to the attention of CBS 2 News.
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Electricity. It powers the device you're using to read this story right now, but will the juice be in low supply as more and more electric vehicles charge up?
A teacher brought concerns about the masks received in schools in January to the attention of CBS 2 News.
Leaders are scrambling to find a way to curb the downtown chaos caused by large groups of kids – which resulted in a 16-year-old boy being shot and killed in Millennium Park this past Saturday.
A man who has spent three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit is now getting one more shot to prove he didn't do it.
The fight over the release of five decades of Chicago Police misconduct records made it all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Brian Strauss claims former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno had his building at Milwaukee and Damen downzoned in retaliation for evicting the music venue Double Door in 2017.
Leaders are scrambling to find a way to curb the downtown chaos caused by large groups of kids – which resulted in a 16-year-old boy being shot and killed in Millennium Park this past Saturday.
"I'm urging parents, guardians, and responsible adults in the lives of children to make sure that you know what the rules are, and that you make a plan with your children and young people," Lightfoot said.
The new map, which sets the boundaries for Chicago's 50 wards for the next 10 years, has 14 Latino majority wards, 16 Black majority wards, one Black plurality ward, and the city's first-ever Asian majority ward.
Ten people were killed Saturday in what officials are calling a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism.
Among its requirements are a "tow rotation list," in which essentially, police agencies will call an approved list of tow companies whenever there's an accident.
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Abbott Nutrition said after its plant in Sturgis, Michigan gets back in operation, product could be back on shelves in six to eight weeks, subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $5.12 as of Tuesday morning.
Parents are struggling to keep up with the nationwide shortage of baby formula – with several retailers now limiting how much you can buy. So what do you do if you can't find any?
A North Chicago man had been saving a diamond ring for a special lady, but now, his dream proposal is ruined.
Sturgis plant will reopen soon as nationwide out-of-stock levels of baby formula rise above 40%.
The Evanston Department of Health and Human Service reported 397 new COVID-19 cases over the last seven days – up from 305 the prior week.
Advocate Aurora Health will be merging with Atrium Health.
Chicago Public Schools has become the first school district in the nation to launch a new anti-suicide campaign created by Lady Gaga's Born This Way foundation.
"As long as I am mayor, the city of Chicago will continue to take comprehensive approach to reproductive justice," Lightfoot said.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot helped cut the ribbon Tuesday morning to open the official U.S. headquarters of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange.
The city did not conduct a new safety study to determine how crime would be impacted by a casino - in hopes of getting the casino up and generating revenue quickly.
A news release said the company will maintain a "significant presence" at its Chicago office at 100 N. Riverside Plaza in the West Loop Gate.
The mayor's pick still requires approval by the City Council, and needs the Illinois Gaming Board to approve a casino license for Bally's.
An environmentally-conscious suburban woman spent a lot of green to get her business up and running – and then after she had welcomed just one customer, the Village of Orland Park shut her down.
Luis Robert hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning after Johnny Cueto's impressive Chicago debut, and the White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals on Monday night in the opener of a five-game series.
Willson Contreras led off with a double and became a rare leadoff hitter with a first-inning grand slam as the Chicago Cubs burst to an eight-run lead and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
"I mean, we just we've got depth, we've got we've got a lot of talent. So at the end of the day, it's not super surprising, but I'm just glad that we've kind of been able to weather the storm."
Cubs fall short in a close Game 1 in the series against the Diamondbacks 4-3.
Giancarlo Stanton homered in his third consecutive game, Aaron Judge went deep for the second time in two nights and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
The controversial comic laughed off the incident after being tackled, and video appeared to show the person who charged him being beaten onstage.
"We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the Judd sisters said on social media.
The new national tour of "Jersey Boys" opens next week at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, celebrating the music of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
The lineup includes Thursday headliners Metallica and Lil Baby, Friday headliners Dua Lipa and Machine Gun Kelly, Saturday headliners J. Cole and Kygo, and Sunday headliners Green Day and Doja Cat.
The Golden Con for fans of the classic sitcom – starring Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, and Betty White – runs through Sunday.
A man was arrested overnight after pointing a gun at another man on the CTA Red Line, police said.
Electricity. It powers the device you're using to read this story right now, but will the juice be in low supply as more and more electric vehicles charge up? Electricity provider Com-Ed hopes not. Morning Insider Lauren Victory has the scoop on a just-released announcement by the company to prevent future outages.
Metra confirmed inbound and outbound service has been halted near Geneva.
Police said an explosion, in the 3300 block of West Crystal Avenue just before 3:30 a.m. damaged four parked vehicles.
"We are happy to announce new owners and new management have answered the call. To keep this landmark Bowling alley from closing it's doors," owners said in a Facebook post.
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