Making the Chicago River a healthy, biodiverse and climate resilient lifeline through the city will now be supercharged by a freshly updated Clean Water Act permit and the efforts of nonprofits and ...

The Chicago River is just hours away from turning green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, though high winds may put a damper to the celebration for some. The tradition precedes a weekend full of ...

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The Chicago River Swim is returning for 2025, this time without any detours to the beach. Organizers announced today the city has officially signed off on the event set for Sept. 21 in which 500 ...

Hundreds of swimmers in Chicago joined the first open-water event on the Chicago River in a century, celebrating the city's progress in restoring a waterway once considered a toxic wasteland. Cities ...

CHICAGO—Krystyna Kurth likes to begin her tours of the river cutting past the city’s post-industrial area with a word association game. Kurth, coordinator of conservation action at the Shedd Aquarium, ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The iconic tradition turns the downtown Chicago waterway into a bright green, lasting for several days as several St. Patrick's Day events take place ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Want to swim in the Chicago River? Now’s your chance! The Chicago River Swim (CRS) is officially coming back in September and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 7 to 10 a.m. The ...

For the first time in nearly a century, swimmers took to the open water of the Chicago River on Sunday. Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown.