Pack your goggles, Chicago—for the first time since the Roaring Twenties, you can legally take a dip in the Chicago River. On Sunday, September 21, 500 swimmers will plunge into its green-tinged ...

The first time the Dave Matthews Band swung through Chicago area in 2004, the group left a sold-out crowd shrieking with joy.

Chris Anchor, Senior Wildlife Biologist, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, joins Jon Hansen to talk about the safety of swimming in the Chicago River. Chris said he would definitely swim in ...

Doug McConnell, CEO & Founder of A Long Swim Kalindi Parikh, Strategy Director at Current The Chicago River Swim returns for the first time in 98 years on September 21, 2025, made possible by ...

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: Grace Street Greenway Will Connect ...

In its first six months, the Trump administration has filed 11 civil cases against polluters compared with the Biden ...

The first sanctioned swim in the Chicago River in nearly a century has finally been approved for later this year.

Before hundreds of swimmers are set to jump into the Chicago River in September, organizers and advocates say they are taking ...

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.

Stop by the Chicago River on a summer day, and you'll find plenty of kayakers, architectural cruise boats, and people snapping photos and making memories. But swimming, let alone organized swimming in ...

The event will mark the first open water swim in the Chicago River in nearly 100 years, according to organizers.

World leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland​ this week have been discussing a treaty meant to end the problem of plastic ...