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#Chicago #ChicagoRocks #ChicagoRiver I love this town. My hometown.
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
bill-bo.bsky.social
#Chicago #ChicagoRocks #ChicagoRiver I love this town. My hometown.
November 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
bill-bo.bsky.social
#Chicago #ChicagoRocks #ChicagoRiver I love this town. My hometown.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
cloudchomps.bsky.social
#takingadipinthe #chicagoriver #holycitychicago #whitesoxpope #baptism #italianbeef
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
sierraclubchicago.bsky.social
Help monitor the Chicago River every 3 weeks! 🌊💧
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#ChicagoRiver #CleanWater #EcoVolunteers #SierraClub
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
timeline-cleanse.bsky.social
By: Tobias Reich

https://electerious.com
https://unsplash.com/photos/cityscape-features-tall-buildings-and-an-iconic-clock-tower-RyCf_x0o7a0

🌎 Chicago, IL, USA
📸 SONY, ILCE-6700
37.8mm ƒ/5.6
1/640s
ISO 100

#cityscape #streetPhotography #chicagoRiver #downtownChicago #usa
Cityscape features tall buildings and an iconic clock tower.
October 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
kathisphotos.bsky.social
#TheRoad is this week’s theme at #BlueSkyArtShow
The Chicago River is surrounded by them
#chicagoriver #bridges #theroad #blueskyartshow #chicago #travellingroads

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#EastCoastKin
Chicago River Copy and paste link https://kathi-isserman.pixels.com/featured/chicago-river-kathi-isserman.html
September 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
elllveee.bsky.social
I'm leaving Chicago soon and I'm so fucking sad. #photography #chicago #marinacity #chicagoriver
Photo of Marina City at night over a bridge and a boat in the foreground
September 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
alfonz31.bsky.social
A view of the Chicago River

#photography #chicago #chicagoriver #watertaxi #ltrain #downtownchicago #theloop
September 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
thewild.news
Chicago River, once heavily polluted, now thrives with fish, turtles, and a planned open-water swim.

#ChicagoRiver #Environment #Wildlife
In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim - Inside Climate News
Kayaking on the river reveals signs of life that earlier had been stamped out. The city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century is planned there this month.
insideclimatenews.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
thewild.news
Chicago River's remarkable comeback: fish return, a giant turtle spotted, and an open-water swim approaches.

#ChicagoRiver #RiverRevival #EnvironmentalSuccess
In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim - Inside Climate News
Kayaking on the river reveals signs of life that earlier had been stamped out. The city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century is planned there this month.
insideclimatenews.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
waterhub.bsky.social
The #ChicagoRiver used to be so polluted that it fueled fires. This week, 250+ swimmers took the first open-water dip in nearly 100 years thanks to decades of advocacy and investments in clean water. 🏊

📰 @leighgiangreco.bsky.social in @insideclimatenews.org: insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...
‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In - Inside Climate News
More than 250 swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday morning, marking the first open-river swim in the once-polluted urban waterway in nearly a century. After a false start last year, the city approved the Chicago River Swim event earlier this summer. A local nonprofit, A Long Swim, organized the historic 2-mile race through […]
insideclimatenews.org
September 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
puretech.news
Chicago’s Once-Disgusting River Just Hosted a Swimming Party #Technology #Other #ChicagoRiver #EnvironmentalAwareness #CommunityEvents
Chicago’s Once-Disgusting River Just Hosted a Swimming Party
Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150,000 for ALS research and swim education programs.
puretech.news
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
chrjcar.bsky.social
Nearly 300 people participated in the #ChicagoRiver Swim on Sunday — the first city-sanctioned swimming event in the river in nearly a century.
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
The Chicago River used to be a cesspool. But on Sunday, hundreds took the plunge | CBC Radio
Doug McConnell could barely contain his joy as he watched hundreds of people plunge into the Chicago River this weekend for a cool, refreshing swim.
www.cbc.ca
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
purescience.news
Chicago residents join the first open-water event on the Chicago River in a century #Science #Culture #ChicagoRiver #OpenWaterEvent #CommunityEngagement
Chicago residents join the first open-water event on the Chicago River in a century
Hundreds of swimmers in Chicago joined the first open-water event on the Chicago River in a century, celebrating the city's progress in restoring a waterway once considered a toxic wasteland.
purescience.news
September 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
lewispughfdn.bsky.social
Nearly 300 swimmers took over the Chicago River this weekend — the first open-water race there in almost 100 years.

Congratulations to all in Chicago who worked tirelessly for many years to get the river to this point.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/21/c...

#ChicagoRiver #ALongSwim
Swimmers compete in 1st official Chicago River race in nearly a century: ‘Really an incredible experience’
The race raised money for ALS and celebrated the Chicago River’s recovery from its polluted past.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
humanwolf.bsky.social
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/f...
A focused effort by reality based leadership has transformed the #ChicagoRiver for a
A FIRST IN A CENTURY SWIM thanks to #ClimateAction
#VoteClimate
#BlueEarth
#ResistanceEarth
#OV1
First-in-a-century Chicago River swim takes place Sunday
Hundreds of residents gathered Sunday for an historic event, as the first Chicago River swim in nearly a century hit the water.
www.nbcchicago.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ekaddo.bsky.social
" #Swimming in the #river used to be a key facet of Chicago life, but by the 1920s, #sewage and #industrialRunoff had made the river unsafe to swim in. According to event organizers, official swim events in the #ChicagoRiver ended in 1926."

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Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century — Chicago Sun-Times
About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for abo...
apple.news
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
gentlem.bsky.social
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#ChicagoRiver
#ALongSwim
Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century — Chicago Sun-Times
About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for abo...
apple.news
September 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
annemariewenzel.bsky.social
This is so awesome! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #chicagoriver #ALongSwim "Our river is beloved now – people want to use it, wildlife needs it, we need it."
Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years
Group participates in previously unthinkable mile-long swim after US made key progress to clean polluted rivers
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
aquarianm.bsky.social
#mwgic #2025 #Chicago #ChicagoRiver #Fish

www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...
Scientists sink lights to bottom of Chicago River. What they find is incredible | Discover Wildlife
Researchers say what they discovered highlights the remarkable recovery of this once heavily polluted waterway in the US state of Illinois.
www.discoverwildlife.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
rmperkinson.bsky.social
Union Station Power Station
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Mothballed in 2011, this building is currently listed for demolition.

#Photography #chicago #illinois #powerstation #railroad #power #electricity #BlackAndWhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephoto #chicagoriver
A view of the Union Station Power House taken from the adjacent Chicago River. The Art Moderne/Art Deco building is being advanced for demolition by Amtrak to make way for a storage and maintenance facility. Preservation groups are working to save it.
September 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
oconn270.bsky.social
Scientists reported on the health of the #ChicagoRiver - and found 24 species of fish successfully spawn in the river, showing remarkable progress in efforts to clean the river
Scientists sink lights to bottom of Chicago River. What they find is incredible | Discover Wildlife
Researchers say what they discovered highlights the remarkable recovery of this once heavily polluted waterway in the US state of Illinois.
www.discoverwildlife.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
frozen-cranberry.bsky.social
So hey if you're in the Loop and need something to do, see if the #ChicagoParkDistrict is doing their fishing the river thing! I am 0% a fisherperson but I can say that it appears to be wildly popular among many ages and socioeconomic classes, highly recommend checking it out! #Chicago #ChicagoRiver
September 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
elllveee.bsky.social
Chicago. A complete and utter hellscape. #chicago #musicofthrbaroque #chicagoriver
September 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM