Organizers said nearly 3,000 volunteers – including families, community groups, and corporate teams – fanned out along the ...

The improving state of the river system is backed up by more than just less trash. Organizers noted the presence of 80 fish ...

Making the Chicago River a healthy, biodiverse and climate resilient lifeline through the city is the focus of many groups and city officials working with new standards, permits, and an eye on climate ...

Exempting the Chicago River and its connected waterways from the toughest provisions of the federal Clean Water Act reflected the view that they are little more than industrialized sewage canals.

Four sites along Chicago’s waterways reveal remnants of the river’s industrial past alongside restoration efforts that reveal its wild future. The Wild Mile is an innovative project aimed at ...

Chicago River Cleanup event was held Saturday morning and this year’s event attracted the most volunteers ever.