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Top things to do in Chicago – from tasty pizza restaurants to famous Chicago River

Chicago is a US destinations that you should be adding to your travel bucket list this year with it's amazing pizza restaurants, the famous Chicago River and the wonderful Magnificent Mile

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch, smallmouth, lake trout, flatheads, walleye, bluegill

Once again summer is truly here and the variety of fishing around Chicago shows in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Creating ‘Din City’ anywhere along Chicago River is wrong move

As part of the Bally’s casino plan, the wholesale adoption of outdoor entertainment venues on a large scale flies in the face of well-thought-out guidelines concerning Chicago River development.

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City Council approves Bally’s $1.7 billion casino in River West

The plan for a casino along the Chicago River passed 41-7, but not before a screaming match between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, who accused her of being “more worried about campaign contributions than doing the right thing for the city of Chicago.”

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This week in history: ‘Big Bill’s’ big disaster

Mayor William “Big Bill” Thompson, born this week, happened to be out of town when the S.S. Eastland sank in the Chicago River in 1915. Here’s a look at how he handled the tragedy.

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An old favorite of the Chicago River, the common carp, still have ‘Big Shoulders’ downtown

Jesse Gonzalez caught his personal-best carp from the Chicago River to earn Fish of the Week.

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3 bodies pulled from Chicago River, Lake Michigan over weekend

The bodies were recovered from the river Saturday and another was pulled from Lake Michigan Sunday.

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Vigil planned for Albany Park father of four found dead in Chicago River last week

Friends and family have scheduled the vigil for 6 p.m. Friday at Ronan Park, near where he was found.

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Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) fishes: Wonder of recovery, oddities and improvements, plus hopes and dreams

Shedd Aquarium research biologist Austin Happel lays out the connection between water quality improvement and fish improvement on the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) along with some hopes and dreams for more improvement.

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Lincoln Yards opens gateway for Chicago’s growth

Starting with a building geared for life sciences, developer Sterling Bay is beginning to shape its plans along the Chicago River’s North Branch.

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Crowds return to the Chicago River as city goes green for St. Pat’s

After COVID shutdowns, Chicago’s river dyeing and parade came back Saturday.

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Body pulled from Chicago River downtown

Police pulled a male person from the water Thursday morning in the first block of West Wacker Drive, near State Street.

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A crappie celebration: Fish of the Week goes for catches on the ice and from open water

Bob McClanahan’s crappie from the Chicago River and Nick Nielsen’s from the Chain O’Lakes share Fish of the Week honors.

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Missing Lake View man found in Chicago River died from drowning, but medical examiner can’t say if death was an accident

Iñaki Bascaran left a River North bar on Halloween weekend but never returned home. His body was found a week later.

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