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Open water swimmers will return to the Chicago River for the first time in over 98 years, after officials approved plans for a new Chicago River Swim race. The last organized open water swimming event ...

Temperatures may still be hovering in the 60s, but one more sure sign of summer’s arrival has graced Chicago: Chonkosaurus has risen. The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet ...

Next month, 500 swimmers will take off on a one- or two-mile swim in open water for the Chicago River Swim. It is a test of endurance and strength, and so was the years-in-the-making effort to get the ...

The Chicago Fire has committed to enhanced bird protections for its proposed new stadium. Does this represent a tipping point ...

Long-polluted waterways near Chicago are part of a system of natural and manmade barriers keeping invasive crustaceans at bay ...

CHICAGO -- Part of the Chicago River looked more like a child's bathtub Thursday afternoon. About 57,000 rubber ducks splashed into the river as part of the 11th annual Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby, ...

Friedman Properties completed five leases at the Reid Murdoch Building along the Chicago River in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Comprising 107,000 square feet, the transactions included new, ...