WAUCONDA, Ill. (WLS) -- John and Marianna Desmond are looking forward to a big weekend on the lake with their grandkids on their pontoon boat. But first they have to fill up the gas tank - and that ...

The dream of owning an island fell into the price range of a studio apartment in Illinois’ Chain O’Lakes. A 1.2-acre island on Grass Lake, just west of the legendary Blarney Island bar, is on the ...

Few images better capture a summer Saturday than sitting on a boat with a beer in hand. And it’s best enjoyed in Illinois’s best-kept secret: a vibrant boating community just over an hour from the ...

A large fire created quite a scene Monday afternoon on the Chain O'Lakes northwest of Chicago. Dozens of videos and photos were posted to social media showing thick black smoke pouring from the area.

With Lake Michigan at our doorstep, it’s easy for some of us to overlook that other large body of water on Lake County’s western edge — The Chain O’ Lakes. The wandering waterway is a playground for ...

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The Antioch First Fire Protection District took the lead in rolling out a new emergency alert and notification system that allows messages to target Antioch residents in a specific geographic area, a ...