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.

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CHICAGO – Every year, the plumbers' union dyes it green. The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it. And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by ...

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 ...

Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The ...

Hundreds of residents gathered Sunday for an historic event, as the first Chicago River swim in nearly a century hit the water. The swim, dedicated to raising money for Northwestern University’s ...

Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...

The dyeing of American rivers for St. Patrick's Day is a tradition nearly as old as barfing in a crowded place. According to folks in the know, cities use dyes with a compound that turns the water ...

A new study by the Shedd Aquarium has found that the Chicago River system continues to recover from pollution, as evidenced by the fish species that have been spawning in the river system. A report on ...