Chicago Civilian Conservation Corps boys are off for the Skokie Valley Lagoons camp, circa 1937. “A hardy but carefree life provided for these lads who couldn’t find a job” was the caption ...

This will be the year to fish your brains out for carp in Skokie Lagoons. We’re talking big carp, as well as thousands of succulent 2-pounders, not to mention hordes of feisty crappie ...

Along the way, I drive along Skokie Lagoons for about half a mile. Corny though it sounds, that half-mile is the most calming, beautiful drive of pretty much my entire week. The water stretches hazily ...

Sey Jay caught and released his personal best walleye on Sunday from the Skokie Lagoons. This is one time I think it is worth giving his raw-file report to fully capture the moment. Here is the ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A big buck stopped at Skokie Lagoons. Glenn Ferencz Share Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. Glenn Ferencz emailed the photo above ...

as well as being in a chain of green space that stretches from the Chicago Botanic Gardens down to those Skokie Lagoons along the Chicago lakefront, which is a major migratory route for millions ...

As he tells it, he met a retired Illinois state trooper and they somehow got to chatting about the Skokie lagoons, which happen to lie near Ian’s residence in Winnetka. The trooper said he spent ...

WINNETKA, Ill. (CBS) -- Multiple kayakers were rescued after their watercraft was overturned in the Skokie Lagoon in north suburban Winnetka Tuesday afternoon. The rescues took place in the Skokie ...