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 ...

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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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city has approved for the Chicago River swimming competition to happen in September, event organizers said. Although the event will begin on the river, swimmers won't actually get ...

The Chicago River Swim has been moved to Lake Michigan, organizers said Monday, a month after the city denied a permit for the open-water swimming event because of safety concerns related to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On a rainy Sunday morning in Lake Michigan, hundreds of eager and already wet swimmers hit the water for an amazing cause. Sunday marked the first plunge of the relocated Chicago ...

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 ...

Organizers of the Chicago River Swim say they are ready to jump back in this September after permits were denied last year. Why it matters: After decades of industry neglect and even more decades of ...

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