In recent years, the Chicago River itself has undergone a renaissance, from a lifeless industrial waterway into a vibrant ...

The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (a project long championed by the Tribune) was completed, reversing the flow of the Chicago River. 1984: Oprah Winfrey debuts as the new host of “A.M. Chicago.” ...

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 ...

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 ...