CHICAGO (CBS) --The Bubbly Creek section of the Chicago River has been closed, after an oil spill was reported in the water. The spill was spotted in the south fork of the Chicago River on Wednesday ...

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CHICAGO — Under the muddy surface of the Chicago River, a bluegill swam miles upon miles, back and forth from one end of the river system to another. Next to a quiet, unused barge slip near Bubbly ...

The Great Lakes are in imminent danger of being overrun with invasive Asian carp, now appearing on the doorstep of Lake Michigan. Or, something else is going on. For the first time, researchers have ...

Not long ago, most Chicagoans would have scoffed at the idea of building a walkway over Bubbly Creek, which for decades literally bubbled with pollution. Cleanup efforts have changed that: Today, ...

CHICAGO, IL — Officials are eyeballing the metropolitan sewer system as a possible source for invasive carp genetic material found in the Chicago River last month in amounts that puzzled wildlife ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — From floating gardens to ...

When most Chicagoans think of the river, they probably picture murky water, pollution, or maybe even Chonkosaurus — that giant snapping turtle who stole the internet’s heart. But what if we could ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a new series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. The October air ...