Illinois boasts 63 miles of coastline along Lake Michigan’s southwestern shore, nearly all of which is fortified by metal ...

Photographs provided to the News Advocate on April 3, 2025 show a fallen tree, destabilized embankment and newly exposed sand ...

Also, the county is developing a plan to address bluff erosion on parkland along the Lake Michigan shore. Increased coastal erosion is one of the long-term risks from rising water levels cited by ...