Man pulled from water at Illinois State Beach Park in Zion, officials say
The Beach Park Fire Department responded to the Adeline Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park around 8:13 p.m. Saturday for a person in water distress.
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The Beach Park Fire Department responded to the Adeline Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park around 8:13 p.m. Saturday for a person in water distress.
A 26-year-old man was pulled from Lake Michigan at a beach in Zion, Illinois, hours after going for a swim Saturday night.
Eduardo Rivera Jr., 45, and Salvador Lopez, 32, both of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, were last seen on July 5 when both jumped off a boat in Lake Michigan near Whiting, Indiana.
Rescue crews were seen near 31st Street Beach just before 5 a.m.
Chicago police said a 38-year-old man was pulled from the water around 5 a.m.
The competition started in 1898 with just five boats; this year, there are 250 sailboats and more than 2,200 sailors.
Noel Brennan reports the competition started in 1898 with just five boats; this year, there are 250 sailboats and more than 2,200 sailors.
They're cruising to Mackinac Island in the 115TH Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. Noel Brennan reports the race attracts sailors from all over the world.
The 333-mile race from Chicago to Mackinac Island in Michigan is the oldest annual freshwater race.
Capt. Ernesto Amparan couldn't believe his eyes when he saw what turned out to be a sturgeon.
Rescue crews and family members have been focusing their search in the Whiting and Hammond areas.
The boaters were spending a day Lake Michigan when conditions took a turn this past Friday afternoon. One man was rescued, but two were still missing as of Monday night. Marybel Gonzalez talked to one of the boaters' families.
One boater jumped into the water but began to struggle. Then two others went in to save them. Only one of the boaters was rescued Friday afternoon.
The body was found by a fishing charter about two miles off Dempster Street Beach.
After nearly a week, rescue teams have recovered a body matching the description of a missing swimmer in Lake Michigan.
Crews were searching Lake Michigan on Friday evening for two missing boaters who jumped into the water near Whiting, Indiana.
There was a desperate search for missing swimmer in Lake Michigan off the coast near Hammond, Indiana, on Friday afternoon.
Three other swimmers – a mother and her two teenage daughters – were rescued from the lake on Sunday, but a 41-year-old man is still missing.
Police say three swimmers were rescued, but a fourth was unaccounted for as of Monday.
The search for a swimmer who went missing Sunday afternoon at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston resumed on Monday.
The search for the 41-year-old man went on for hours before officials called off the recovery mission just before 8 p.m. Sunday due to harsh conditions.
A tsunami, in Lake Michigan? Here's what to know after a meteotsunami struck a Lake Michigan shore and caused water to overtake the beach.
The life ring was purchased by the Porter Fire Department and installed by the Porter Street Department on May 24.
The premier event celebrates unity, culture, and the rich tradition of predominantly Black Greek organizations. Co-owner of Luxury Yacht Party Inc. Charity Hardison talks about the party in the water and on the beach.
Boats will gather in the playpen near Navy Pier on Sunday afternoon, followed by a party at the boat harbor at 31st Street Beach. Organizer K. Kirkman discusses the event's goal.
