In terms of hours, it can range from 1 to 2 hours, depending on where in Chicago you are coming from. That is just to the border though, Detroit is somewhere around 5 hours, and Grand Rapids is about 3 hours.
Southwestern Michigan is not officially a part of the Chicago metro, however Southwestern Michigan touches Northwestern Indiana, which is a part of the Chicago metro officially. Unofficial suburbs of Chicago extend as far north as Coloma, Michigan, while official suburbs go only as far as Porter, Indiana.
60 miles roughly from downtown Chicago to Michigan.
Chicago is 00.0 miles away from Lake Michigan.
Michigan is a state. Chicago is a city. Michigan is not in Chicago. Chicago is not in Michigan. There is a street in Chicago called "Michigan Avenue" and the City of Chicago is located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan.
Approximately 67 mi.
It is 59.9 miles according to Google Maps.
Michigan is East of Chicago.
It is 140 miiles accrding to Google Maps.
It iis 288 miles according to Google Maps.
From Chicago, Lake Michigan is to the east.
You can find lake Michigan going through Chicago.
Chicago is on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan