For the first time in nearly a century, hundreds of swimmers plunged into the Chicago River over the weekend. Here's why.
Olivia Smoliga has competed at the very highest levels of swimming in the most pressure-packed environments the sporting ...
Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown. It was the first time in 95 ...
The Chicago River Swim is being organized by A Long Swim, a charity focused on raising money for ALS research. The swim is to ...
The inaugural Chicago River Swim is a symbol of how far we’ve come toward treating urban rivers, not as scars but as veins.
The Portland Press Herald spoke to 2 dozen experts this summer about the ways increasing heat is affecting Maine's ...
Sacagawea's story was mostly told by the white American and European men who kept journals of the expedition, but the Hidatsa ...
Naval station protest: Nearly 200 protesters also gathered Saturday by the Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago, ...
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we hear the story of a condo resident trying to get enough charging for the ...
The film fest offers a marathon of new independent movies and cult classics, and outdoor festivities with food trucks, booths ...
Running zig-zag debunked Most native Floridians learn as early as preschool to ... If you find yourself tempted to take a night swim in a lake, river, pond or any natural body of fresh water, just don ...