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

We dropped the magnet into the Chicago River expecting scrap instead, we hit the biggest jackpot we’ve ever found. What ...

Emergency crews were called to the scene after a person fell into the river downtown on Friday morning. The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along the ...

Next month, 500 swimmers will take off on a one- or two-mile swim in open water for the Chicago River Swim. It is a test of endurance and strength, and so was the years-in-the-making effort to get the ...

Open water swimmers will return to the Chicago River for the first time in over 98 years, after officials approved plans for a new Chicago River Swim race. The last organized open water swimming event ...

Skate along a winding path and admire downtown Chicago's illuminated skyscrapers on the city's frozen lazy river — the ...

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 ...

This month, hundreds of Chicagoans will do something that would have been unthinkable a generation ago: Dive into the Chicago River for an organized open-water swim, the first since 1926. The ...

For the first time in nearly a century, swimmers took to the open water of the Chicago River on Sunday. Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown.

From how the United Center transforms its basketball court into an ice hockey rink to how holiday packages arrive at your front door, the WTTW special “Chicago Works” brings to the forefront the often ...