CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of daring women and men braved Chicago's winter weather to take a dip in Lake Michigan Saturday. The 19th annual Polar Plunge at North Ave Beach, hosted by the Chicago ...

News Lake Michigan has had 18 drownings so far in 2025, 3 of them have been in Michigan Published: Jul. 09, 2025, 5:11 p.m.

The freezing temperatures can last through summer and are caused by a phenomenon called upwelling, where the northerly winds push warm water away from the shoreline, making way for the cold ...