The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was dug to help change the flow of the Chicago River when it opened in 1900. Now the ...

As many as 500 swimmers are expected to dive into the Chicago River next month as part of a fundraiser for ALS research and ...

More than 82,000 rubber ducks went floating down the Chicago River for the 2025 Chicago Ducky Derby, an annual fundraiser for ...

Stop by the Chicago River on a summer day, and you'll find plenty of kayakers, architectural cruise boats, and people ...

The annual Chicago Ducky Derby splashed down on the Chicago River Thursday afternoon. More than 75,000 rubber ducks raced ...

CHICAGO - Chicago is making a historic splash this fall! For the first time in 98 years, the Chicago River will host an ...

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 Chicago River Swim is returning for 2025, this time without any detours to the beach. Organizers announced today the city ...

Doug McConnell, world-class open-water swimmer and Founder of A Long Swim alongside John Quail, Director of Policy and Conservation at Friends of the Chicago River, joins John Landecker to talk ...

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

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

The City of Chicago has officially approved the 2025 Chicago River Swim, the first organized open water swim in the river in nearly a century. Scheduled for Sunday, September 21, the event will ...