The Latest Breaking News from Lake Michigan

The hope, as the Chicago Fishing Advisory Committee met after the summer hiatus on Sept. 21, is that Mayor Brandon Johnson will resume the long tradition of Chicago mayors sending a representative.

The restaurant and lounge on the 95th and 96th floors of the former John Hancock Center is permanently closed. ‘It is with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closing of our beloved Signature Room at the 95th,’ a letter posted in the elevator lobby reads.

Bryan Jackson’s body was pulled from Lake Michigan Saturday near Promontory Point.

Millions of common green darner dragonflies are migrating across Lake Michigan on their journey from Canada to the Gulf Coast and looking for a place their larvae can survive.

Police, fire and Coast Guard crews conducted a search for a man who jumped off a boat Tuesday. The man was identified by a family member as Bryan Jackson, 38.

The man, 27, was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Built in 1867, the Trinidad was plagued with structural issues and sank nearly a century and a half ago. Historians intend to nominate it for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Trinidad, a 140-foot-long vessel that carried grain and coal, sank in May 1881 about 120 miles north of Milwaukee. The crews possessions and deck gear are still present.

Schooner Trinidad hailed as ‘significant shipwreck’ after successful sonar search reveals well preserved vessel