As the birds’ monitors, they regularly don bright orange shirts and settle in at Montrose Beach to watch over Chicago’s piping plovers. “We love watching the birds, but we also love sharing ...

Surfing is allowed from Labor Day until Memorial Day at Osterman, Montrose, Promontory Point ... hook-shaped pier on the southeast end of the beach offers a channel on bigger days.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A body was pulled from Lake Michigan at a North Side beach on Saturday morning, Chicago police said. Officers responded to Montrose Beach near the Uptown neighborhood's 500-block ...

Officers responded to Montrose Beach near the Uptown neighborhood's 500-block of West Lawrence Avenue around 10:30 a.m. An unresponsive man was found in the water, police said. He was pronounced ...

One of the best spots for springtime fun is Montrose Beach, where beachgoers can momentarily escape the city, grill out on the grass and take their furry friends to the nearby dog beach – all ...

Daniel Eastman looking out for piping plovers at Montrose Beach during a monitoring shift in July 2024. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Eden Essex and her partner, Daniel Eastman ...