In recent years, the Chicago River itself has undergone a renaissance, from a lifeless industrial waterway into a vibrant public asset, the head of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District writes.

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Three days earlier another American Eagle plane collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River ... were injured, the Chicago Department of Aviation said ...

Vienna Beef, manufacturer of the classic Chicago-style hot dog ... It borders the Tuscarawas River and Simonds-Heller Park. "What we're getting ready to do is contact developers with our ideas ...

On Nov. 11, 1893, the 130-foot steamer was bound for Menomonee, Michigan from Chicago when it ran into ... but later moved to the Menominee River Dock. It was also scrapped and scuttled, and ...

This is a car, not a full train: the rearmost car on the Hudson River Rail Excursions's 20th ... You can go on a five-day roundtrip between NYC and Chicago or a one-way overnight trip in either ...

The environmental nonprofit group Urban Rivers spotted the female beaver along the South Branch of the Chicago River. The ...