Chicago gears up for New Year's Eve with free fireworks over the River and live performances. See more event details inside.

Thousands of people packed the Chicago Riverwalk on Wednesday for the city's first-ever nationally televised New Year's Eve ...

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 ...

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CHICAGO - Chicago’s New Year’s Eve celebration along the river is set to draw huge crowds — and a national audience. The stage is set at the corner of Franklin Street and Wacker Drive for Chicago’s ...

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 ...

St. Patrick's Day weekend celebrations are officially here, with an iconic Chicago tradition kicking off festivities Saturday morning as the Chicago River was dyed green. Beginning shortly after 10 ...

When organizers announced their plans for an open swim in the Chicago River in September, residents across the city raised their eyebrows. The days when the river was a dumping ground for the largest ...

This item was pulled from the Chicago River in rough condition, written off as scrap by most people. Restoring it took time, ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's that time of a year when a sea of people wearing green stand and wait for the Main Branch of the Chicago River to match their outfits. Boats launched by the Journeyman Plumbers ...