The story of ‘Michigan’s Pompeii’: How the small town of Singapore was forgotten beneath the sand
The rolling dunes on the northern bank of the Kalamazoo River near Lake Michigan hold a secret.
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The battle for Lake Michigan: As beaches erode, millions of dollars have been poured into temporary solutions. Can anyone find a long-term fix?
While Illinois is home to one of the most intensely engineered coastlines across the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan still has the sandiest shores and therefore draws the most visitors, experts...
The story of ‘Michigan’s Pompeii’: How the small town of Singapore was forgotten beneath the sand
The rolling dunes on the northern bank of the Kalamazoo River near Lake Michigan hold a secret. A small town once stood on the riverbank, where the river bends before...
Rep. Lauren Underwood holds slim lead over Republican Jim Oberweis, whose campaign is raising cash for a recount it calls ‘almost inevitable’
Buoyed by mail-in ballots counted since election night, Rep. Lauren Underwood now has a slim advantage over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the extraordinarily close race to see who will...
Her opponent has claimed victory in a tight contest, but Rep. Lauren Underwood optimistic as mail ballots continue to be counted
With the vote count in the extremely tight 14th Congressional District race changing by the day as mail-in ballots continue to be counted, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood said Thursday...
Republican Jim Oberweis claims victory, but Rep. Lauren Underwood says ‘thousands’ of votes remain uncounted in close 14th District race
With a razor-thin lead, Republican Jim Oberweis claimed victory Wednesday in the 14th Congressional District campaign against first-term Rep. Lauren Underwood. But with an undetermined number of mail-in votes still...
Freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood in tight race with Republican Jim Oberweis; Rep. Sean Casten holding on to lead over Jeanne Ives
The closely watched campaigns for a pair of suburban congressional districts were tightly contested Tuesday night, with one race a dead heat and another close, with many early votes and...
Trump tweets support for state Sen. Jim Oberweis in challenge to Rep. Lauren Underwood, says he will ‘Protect Your Second Amendment from the Radical Left’
President Donald Trump expressed his support for state Sen. Jim Oberweis in the 14th Congressional District race on Wednesday, in a typically exclamation-mark-heavy tweet. Oberweis, of Sugar Grove, is challenging...
Jeanne Ives criticizes Rep. Sean Casten for an upcoming appearance with Pelosi; he says GOP ‘being captured by a crazy fringe’
With thousands of ballots already cast and less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the campaign for the 6th Congressional District has kicked into a new gear. Republican...
Voters offered a clear contrast in contest between U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood and state Sen. Jim Oberweis
Wearing an "Oberweis for Congress" mask, the Republican candidate for the 14th Congressional District Jim Oberweis sat in a corner booth at his restaurant in west suburban Geneva, talking about...