A 1-year-old boy died after his mother allegedly drowned him in Lake Michigan; she's in custody for investigation.

Two people swimming in Lake Michigan were rescued by lifeguards on Sunday morning after they became caught in a rip current channel Michigan City, Indiana, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project.

John Staggs, 76, was found July 12 in the water beneath a dock at North Point Marina in north suburban Winthrop Harbor. He was a 38-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

The Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac is an iconic summer event that gets underway Friday afternoon and runs through the weekend - longer if the wind isn't cooperating.

Nearly 300 boats and 2,500 sailors are joining the 333-mile race on Lake Michigan from Navy Pier to Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Blue Flow Great Lakes Corp. is holding water and beach safety clinics at Gary’s Wells Street Beach this summer.

LAKE MICHIGAN - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people suffering from hypothermia and seasickness after a boat was reported to be taking on water in Lake Michigan Wednesday night.

Lake Michigan faces high waves and dangerous currents, prompting swimming warnings along Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan beaches.