A man was rescued from the Chicago River near the Loop Friday morning in below-freezing temperatures. Around noon Friday, ...

Person critically injured after falling into the Chicago River; emergency crews conducted rescue in frigid temperatures.

CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago River will have it's first open water swim in nearly a century later this year. The swim is set to take place on Sept. 22 and will benefit ALS research and learn-to-swim ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Despite promotion for a swimming event in the Chicago River, it turns out the city has not yet approved it. The swim, which would be the first open water swim in the river in nearly a ...

CFD officials said the man was being taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in very critical condition. ABC7 Chicago ...

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Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The iconic tradition turns the downtown Chicago waterway into a bright green, lasting for several days as several St. Patrick's Day events take place ...

Temperatures may still be hovering in the 60s, but one more sure sign of summer’s arrival has graced Chicago: Chonkosaurus has risen. The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet ...

JDL and Kanye Anderson propose building 3,700 housing units on 34 acres with apartment towers over 450 feet tall.

A new celebrity is making waves in Chicago — and she's the talk of Chicago's South and Southwest sides. The environmental nonprofit group Urban Rivers spotted the female beaver along the South Branch ...

A judge this week found Trump Tower in Chicago liable for polluting the Chicago River without the proper permits and failing to prevent fish from being sucked into the building’s HVAC system. Cook ...