Since it sits on the shores of Lake Michigan it is safe to say that Lake Michigan is the closest body of water to Chicago.
No, Lake Michigan is definitely a lake. A river is defined as "A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries."
Lake Michigan, Mona Lake, And Muskegon Lake.
Lake Michigan, Lake Eerie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior and Lake Homes
Illinois is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northeast.
The body of water that surrounds the state of Michigan is Lake Michigan. Michigan is the only state in the United States that is divided into two separate land masses by a body of water, with the Lower and Upper Peninsulas connected by the Mackinac Bridge over the Straits of Mackinac.
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
The Detroit River is technically a "strait," a narrow passge between two larger bodies of water. (In this case, Lakes Huron and Erie.) A river is defined as a stream that drains water from higher elevations into a large body of water.
The Straits of Mackinac, a channel between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
Michigan is between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. - Wisconsin is between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.