Just days into the new school year, a north suburban high school is mourning a student who drowned Wednesday night at a beach in Evanston.

A 17-year-old from the north suburbs died after being pulled from Lake Michigan in Evanston Wednesday night. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the 17-year-old who died as Sameer ...

Within minutes, I walked through the open gate, threw my towel over an unclaimed lounge chair, and hopped into the deep end.