Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150 ...

Photos from the Chicago River Swim on Sept. 21, 2025, which raised $100,000 for research into ALS and celebrated the river’s recovery from its polluted past. Swimmers compete in 1st official Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dozens of qualified swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday morning. The Chicago River Swim marked the return of competitive open-water swimming in the river in nearly a ...

An Elkton bar is closed indefinitely after a fire on Friday reportedly caused $2 million in damage. A spokesperson for the Maryland State Fire Marshal said firefighters initially contained a small ...

Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...

I decided to test out some daring kayak maneuvers right in the middle of an indoor swimming pool, but things didn’t exactly go as planned. Watch as I attempt a risky move near the pool edge—with some ...

ELKTON, Md. (WBFF) — A Cecil County man is facing attempted murder charges for an alleged road rage shooting from 2024, according to Maryland State Police. Police say that the suspect, identified as ...

Hundreds of swimmers taking the plunge into the Chicago River for a historic race. Unauthorised plastic tunnels ‘ruining’ National Park BMW tells nearly 200,000 vehicle owners to park outside because ...

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 ...

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Hundreds of people went against a nearly century-long tide to swim in the Chicago River on Sept. 22. The event, which was put on for ALS research, marked the first open water swim in the river in 98 ...