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Suburban water agencies in northeastern Illinois are continuing to advance a proposed $6 billion regional water system that would reduce their dependence on Chicago’s Lake Michigan water supply, even as […]

A new 66-foot research vessel designed to improve the safety and efficiency of Lake Michigan fisheries research is now in service after being commissioned Wednesday in Charlevoix, Michigan. Read the […]

Nearly 100 young lake sturgeon were released into the Tittabawassee River Saturday, in efforts to restore the species’ population. Three similar releases were held later in the day on the […]

The City of Evanston, Illinois, recently installed new educational signs along bike paths and at local dog parks along Lake Michigan. The signs are designed to raise awareness about protecting […]

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recognized Treaty Day on Wednesday, in part by releasing nearly 700 sturgeon fingerlings into the upper St. Louis River. Treaty Day […]

Construction has started on a pumping and storage station that will deliver Lake Michigan drinking water to Romeoville, Illinois. The site will have two storage tanks that each hold 1.6 […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved removing the “Beach Closings” impairment from the Maumee Area of Concern, signaling a large step for improving water quality in the Lake Erie […]

The Joliet, Illinois, City Council on Tuesday approved a $41 million bid to build four tanks that will hold two days of water reserves once Joliet starts using Lake Michigan […]

Michigan wildlife officials are seeking $2.1 million to buy 485 acres of forested land in the Upper Peninsula, including about 6,000 feet of Lake Superior shoreline. Read the full story […]

The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, has received the Michigan Historical Society’s Exhibit or Program of the Year Award for its exhibit, “Working the Water: Commercial Fishing on […]