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CHICAGO — Want to swim in the Chicago River? Here’s your chance! For the first time in more than a century, an open-water swim is scheduled to be held in the Chicago River this fall after ...

Brandon Johnson’s new school board president believes the vision of the city’s highest-ranking official supersedes any scrutiny but offered no definite answer on Chicago Public Schools CEO ...

hundreds of eager and already wet swimmers hit the water for an amazing cause. Organizers hope to host the event next year in the Chicago River. Yahoo Sports ...

His non-profit, Urban Rivers, is leading the charge to transform the Chicago River. He believes that within 10 years, it'll be a lot more commonplace to see people swimming in the river.

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Instead of a swimming in the Chicago River, participants in the inaugural "Chicago River Swim" swam in Lake Michigan, raising $150,000 for ALS research and $50,000 to fund water safety lessons for ...

New research suggests pollution from Chicago-area waterways might be creating an invisible barrier, deterring migration. But for how long?

Finding hints of perch and getting itchy for ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Sam Eble emailed the photo at the top two weeks ago, then I screwed up and lost track of ...

Chuck and Cathie Baldwin were driving in the dark early on Election Day to work a shift at their polling place in rural Missouri when floodwaters overtopped a creek and swept their vehicle off the ...