The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.

Swimmers were dealt some disappointment for another day as several Chicago-area beaches remained shut down due to high ...

Elevated bacteria levels have caused issues at numerous Chicago-area beaches Monday, including several closures in McHenry ...

Rimmed by snow-capped mountains and ringed by colorful rocks, Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald catches the eye and ...

Just listed at $18.9 million, a Palm Beach house ripe for renovation or replacement at 145 Clarendon Ave. is in the ...

Fear not, diners. Landlocked Marion County offers waterfront dining on the Withlacoochee and Rainbow Rivers and Lake Weir.

At least 16 suburban Chicago beaches were closed to swimming ahead of the busy Fourth of July holiday due to elevated ...

If on or near eastern Lake Marion, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm.

An upcoming state park is set to double the number of spots where the public can swim in the 48,000-acre Midlands lake.

Dollar bills on the walls, gators on the menu, sunsets in your face — here are 16 Old Florida-style restaurants worth the road trip.

The Orange Lake Overlook has a modest trail network and some wonderful views of the massive Orange Lake in north Marion County.

One man who jumped off of a boat in Lake Marion and later drowned over the weekend has been identified.