One of the worst things about the Covid-19 pandemic was how it uprooted people’s daily lives, forcing most of us to find new ways to get our basic needs met. But that uprooting was also one of the ...

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.

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 ...

For the first time in nearly a century, the Chicago River hosted an organized open swim. The race on Sunday drew 263 swimmers and celebrated the river’s environmental turnaround. Memories of the river ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Conditions were perfect in July when the Cuyahoga River hosted what has become one its signature events – the Blazing Paddles Paddlefest. More than 300 paddlers took to the river’s ...