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The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was dug to help change the flow of the Chicago River when it opened in 1900. Now the ...
CHICAGO - Chicago is making a historic splash this fall! For the first time in 98 years, the Chicago River will host an ...
Doug McConnell, world-class open-water swimmer and Founder of A Long Swim alongside John Quail, Director of Policy and Conservation at Friends of the Chicago River, joins John Landecker to talk ...
For the first time in 98 years, the Chicago River will host an open water swim event this fall. The Chicago River Swim event ...
The annual Chicago Ducky Derby splashed down on the Chicago River Thursday afternoon. More than 75,000 rubber ducks raced ...
Stop by the Chicago River on a summer day, and you'll find plenty of kayakers, architectural cruise boats, and people ...
As many as 500 swimmers are expected to dive into the Chicago River next month as part of a fundraiser for ALS research and ...
Pack your goggles, Chicago—for the first time since the Roaring Twenties, you can legally take a dip in the Chicago River. On Sunday, September 21, 500 swimmers will plunge into its green-tinged ...
Back again this summer, the Chicago Ducky Derby is set to make a massive, albeit quirky, impact: Tomorrow, thousands of ...
Coming up on "Paris on Politics," the Chicago Bears are focusing on Arlington Heights for their new stadium but are waiting on lawmakers for "property tax certainty." President Trump has deployed the ...
More than 82,000 rubber ducks went floating down the Chicago River for the 2025 Chicago Ducky Derby, an annual fundraiser for ...
The Chicago River Swim is returning for 2025, this time without any detours to the beach. Organizers announced today the city ...