Chicago River Celebrates Centennial with First Official Swim in Nearly 100 Years
TL;DR
After nearly a century of pollution and negative perception, Chicago residents swam in the Chicago River for the first time since 1927, celebrating decades of environmental cleanup efforts that have improved water quality and biodiversity, transforming the river from a toxic industrial waste site into a recreational and ecological asset.
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- Chicagoans Avoided Their ‘Filthy’ River for Years. On Sunday, They Swam in It. The New York Times
- Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years The Guardian
- First-in-a-century Chicago River swim takes place Sunday NBC 5 Chicago
- ‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In Inside Climate News
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