In recent years, the Chicago River itself has undergone a renaissance, from a lifeless industrial waterway into a vibrant ...
May-September: Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's exploration of the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan takes them by the future site of Chicago. Joliet reports that a canal connecting Lake ...
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – A project to haul garbage down a Chicago waterway has been scrapped. The waste management company LRS, formerly known as the Lakeshore Recycling Systems, has abandoned an idea ...
One longstanding ceremony is the dyeing of the Chicago River, when artificial coloring is used to turn the water an emerald green during the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. The event is a ...