Swimmer dead after being pulled from water near Chicago's Adler Planetarium
At the time of the recovery, the swimmer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, while another swimmer with him was alert.
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At the time of the recovery, the swimmer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, while another swimmer with him was alert.
Two swimmers were rescued from the lake near the Adler Planetarium Wednesday afternoon. One did not make it.
Search efforts were underway for a teen who disappeared in Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana on Tuesday.
The search is at the Indiana Dunes in Beverly Shores. He went in off Kimmel Beach Tuesday afternoon and did not return. So far, there has been no sign of him.
Officials say the marine unit is responding to the area to search for a male who entered the water and has not been found.
A helicopter and dive team were brought in to find the missing swimmer.
During her stroll, a woman found 18 Divvy bikes in the lake and posted the video on TikTok.
Chicagoans have been noticing a lot more than fish in Lake Michigan lately. During her stroll, a woman found 18 Divvy bikes in the lake. The problem has been so bad that Block Club Chicago reported there is now a volunteer group dedicated to fishing the bikes out from the lake.
It was a close call for a pair of jet skiers who disappeared yesterday afternoon after falling into Lake Michigan. Luckily, first responders found them within a few hours after calling for a large rescue effort.
According to the Coast Guard, a woman was reported two and a half miles from Michigan City.
On Sunday, a family member noticed the body in the water near the scene of the accident.
On Sunday, a family member noticed the body in the water near the scene of the accident.
Chicago Fire sources tell CBS News Chicago this is now a recovery effort after divers were called off late Friday night.
One man is dead, and another man is still missing after boating incidents led to two rescue operations just hours apart near 31st Street Beach in Chicago this weekend.
Police said the boat flipped at 7:33 p.m. just south of 31st Street Harbor.
Divers pulled him from the water, and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
A woman who had been onboard said the boat was a rented charter, and things started going wrong as they were pulling back into the harbor.
The boat capsized near 31st Street Harbor Friday night. Darius Johnson reports from the scene where he talked with a woman who was on the boat, while Marybel Gonzalez reports from Insight Hospital and Medical Center.
Jim “The Shark” Dreyer became the first person to swim Lake Michigan between two states in 1998. This year, his attempt will be longer.
Frank Giannelli is jet skiing 100 miles across Lake Michigan for "Get Behind The Vest," the effort by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation to raise money to provide life-saving body armor to police officers.
Frank Giannelli plans to cross 100 miles of open water from Chicago to Saugatuck, Michigan, to raise money for Get Behind The Vest.
"We did everything we could to get to them as quickly as we could, and safely," Tonia Logan said.
Heavy flames and a large plume of smoke could be seen coming from a boat on the water around 3:20 p.m.
Both the men on the boat suffered burns, and the boat was destroyed by the fire. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Marybel Gonzalez reports that two people on the boat were rescued by a Good Samaritan and later taken to Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan. The fire department said they both had non-life-threatening injuries.
