You can stand-up paddleboard at sunset, bring your dog to Morton Arboretum, attend the 4th Annual Wild Mile Block Party and ...

The canal, built more than 120 years ago, connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. From there, the barged trash would have traveled to the Illinois River to Henry, which has a ...

Friends of the Chicago River said more than 2,500 volunteers are participating in the 32nd ... Donley is the volunteer site coordinator for the clean-up at Chicago's Canal Origins Park on the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Local scientists are trying to transform the Chicago River into a wildlife sanctuary. It's all part of an ongoing effort to restore biodiversity in the Chicago area.

The Illinois & Michigan Canal, opened in 1848, connected the Chicago River to the Mississippi River, facilitating trade from the East Coast. ( Here’s how urban parks are bringing nature close to ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, has reappeared.

In recent years, the Chicago River itself has undergone a renaissance, ... 1904, laborers take a break during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal extension.

Woman Rescued From Chicago River; Fire Chief And Two Firefighters Also Hospitalized The Fire Department said a 19-year-old woman jumped into the Chicago River near Cermak Road and Canal Street ...

He wanted to reverse the Chicago River and make it flow south into the canal, away from the city. - The problem was it was just so small. - It wasn't built for drainage, it was built to float boats.

CHICAGO -- Over the years, the Chicago River, which meanders through this city as a peaceful counterpoint to the bustling urban environment, has been abused, neglected, manipulated and dyed green.

CHICAGO, Wednesday, June 3. The Canal Convention assembled at 9 o'clock, ... That we regard the construction and enlargement of the canals between the Mississippi River and the Atlantic, ...

The Chicago River project opened in 1900. During the 1920s, the dilution method of sewage treatment offered by the canal proved inadequate for the growing Chicago metro area, and treatment plants ...