When it's winter in Chicago, even the river needs a plow. The city entrusts the experts at the Chicago Fire Department to take care of the ice.

The Sanitary District of Chicago (now the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District) built the extension to Joliet to allow for complete navigation from Lake Michigan to the Des Plaines River.

An icebreaking boat from the Chicago Fire Department cleared a path on the freezing Chicago River on Friday morning, January 24, as bitterly cold temperatures gripped the region.

Chicago typically goes all out for St. Patrick’s Day, and 2025 will likely be no exception. From the iconic river dyeing to a ...

Chicago is experiencing unseasonably mild temperatures, with a 10.7-degree Fahrenheit deviation from the five-year historical ...

During a river cruise ... Chicago Line Cruises and Chicago's First Lady Cruises do not schedule any tours from December through February. Architecture cruises from Wendella Sightseeing ...

Heavy rainfall expected to move into the Chicago area Friday could raise area river levels, prompting a warning to conserve water from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ...

If you're looking for a central location away from the late night noise of The Magnificent Mile, then The Westin Chicago River North is worth considering. This property draws travelers in search ...

Discussion over the fate of the St. Charles dam on the Fox River continued at a meeting of the Fox River Dam Joint Task Force on Thursday, with new steps taken toward gathering additional data ...