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On a not-so-white Christmas Day, 50 recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes walked into a roaring welcome at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, a tradition embraced by the community for ...

TINLEY PARK, Ill. — Recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station were treated to a holiday celebration in Tinley Park Thursday. The recruits are just two weeks away from graduation and those that WGN spoke ...

Winter storms on the Great Lakes can temporarily lower water levels, revealing shipwrecks and other submerged features. Strong, sustained winds during colder months push water from one end of a lake ...

KENOSHA, Wis. — Navy Band Great Lakes will bring a free holiday concert to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Dec. 15, with a 7 p.m. performance scheduled at Bradford Concert Hall at The Rita, ...

It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2025-2026 seasonal outlook this week, ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes wind ensemble will give a free, public performance on Monday, Dec. 8, in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium. The holiday ...

The Great Lakes have the potential to generate three times more electricity than all eight surrounding states currently use. Unlike oceans, Great Lakes states, not the federal government, have ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (ABC 4) — Shoppers at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets near Detroit can enjoy extraordinary Black Friday deals and family-friendly holiday attractions at the state of Michigan’s ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate has signed off on legislation that reauthorizes a critical Great Lakes fisheries research program that expired at the end of September. The Great Lakes Fishery Research ...

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and closer together, causing choppy conditions and a rougher ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has left its "Operation Midway Blitz" command center at Naval Station Great Lakes, city officials confirmed to ABC7 Chicago Sunday ...