Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — For three Chicago area residents, it’ll soon be time to leave the dry banks of the Riverwalk and immerse themselves in ...

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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 ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Want to swim in the Chicago River? Now’s your chance! The Chicago River Swim (CRS) is officially coming back in September and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 7 to 10 a.m. The ...

Event organizers say they hope the race will shatter public perceptions of the river as being polluted, while raising money for ALS research and youth swimming lessons. Chicago Tonight is available to ...

Shanti Bischop, 55, poses next to a Big River Swim Team sticker displayed on her truck. (Justine Frederiksen — Ukiah Daily Journal) One of the worst things about the Covid-19 pandemic was how it ...

Lizabeth “Libby” Ernharth of O’Hara is a lifelong swimmer about to experience a swimming first — she’s going to swim in the Monongahela River. Ernharth, 53, is set to participate in a non-competitive ...