The Chicago River Swim is returning for 2025, this time without any detours to the beach. Organizers announced today the city has officially signed off on the event set for Sept. 21 in which 500 ...

For the first time in nearly a century, the Chicago River hosted an organized open swim. The race on Sunday drew 263 swimmers and celebrated the river’s environmental turnaround. Memories of the river ...

Chicago has approved its first open-water swim in the Chicago River in nearly a century, with the 2025 Chicago River Swim set for Sept. 21, featuring a one- to two-mile route and 500 qualified ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – New legislation in Jefferson County aims to ban people from swimming at Rockford Beach Park along the Big River in House Springs. Bill No. 25-09245 would amend park regulations ...