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On a recent Saturday at Montrose Harbor, 6-year-old Jojo is dividing her attention between a roly-poly on the ground near a park bench and her pink Barbie fishing rod. Her brother, Andrew, 10, focuses ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago man didn’t have to go far to reel in a big catch and go viral in the process. Danny Vivar is no stranger to fishing, having previously perfected his craft across several ...

St. Patrick's Day brings green decorations, outfits and even beer, so it's only fitting that the nation's county with the most Irish people take it a step further and dye a waterway green. Monday is ...

CHICAGO – The annual Chicago River Cleanup event was held Saturday morning and this year’s event attracted the most volunteers ever. Volunteers gave just a few hours of their time for a decades-long ...

We dropped the magnet into the Chicago River expecting scrap instead, we hit the biggest jackpot we’ve ever found. What ...