George "Iceberg" Miller finds daily cold-weather jumps into Lake Michigan help overcome fear and kick start his happy ...

Polar Plunge® Chicago for Special Olympics Illinois presented by Special Children’s Charities is coming up on Sunday, March 1 ...

Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses ...

Polar vortexes are a year-round phenomenon. But Chicago-area residents only notice them when they collapse, experts say. That’s what’s happening starting Thursday when dangerously frigid air from ...

This striking satellite photo shows rippling ribbons of ethereal ice swirling like turbulent clouds on the surface of Lake Michigan, alongside a snow-covered Chicago. The wintery scene occurred during ...

A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, despite temperatures of 14 degrees and a windchill of nearly zero, but complaints were few and far ...

The Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Lake Katrine celebrated its second annual Polar Express-themed day recently. The intergenerational program brought holiday magic to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trains are a popular concept in the lengthy queue of Lego set fan ideas, and one potential set has ties to Michigan. Fans have ...

Families looking for ways to get outside during Chicago’s colder months can bundle up for Polar Adventure Day 2026, a free winter event hosted by the Chicago Park District at two city parks in January ...

One man is dead, and another was injured after a shooting on the CTA Pink Line train in The Loop early Tuesday morning. Chicago police said just before 1:30 a.m., two men, 23 and 44, were on the train ...

SPONSORED – The Polar Express Train Ride is returning to St. Louis Union Station, offering families a magical holiday experience from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30. The event features a festive train ride where ...