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Saturday, September 21. Race start: 8:30 a.m. River Park, 5100 N Francisco Ave, Chicago. Learn more about the Race for the River. Register to Run. Apply to Captain a Spirit Team. Sponsor the Race. Celebrate the river’s renaissance by traversing this river trail with hundreds of fellow runners and revelers at the Race for the River 5K.
In a herculean effort to save the city from the ravages of typhoid, cholera, and other waterborne illnesses, engineer Sylvester Chesbrough suggested Chicago reverse the direction of its river away from the lake and toward the Mississippi River.
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop).
Nov 25, 2022 · In this interview, the founder of Read & Run Chicago, Allison Yates, asked Grassfield questions about what she loves most about the river, what she wishes Chicagoans knew about the river, and more. Enjoying a field of wild flowers along the Chicago River in July 2022.
- Allison Yates
Jul 31, 2022 · The Chicago River (s) Run series will feature runs along the North Branch, Main Stem, and South Branch of the Chicago River, as well as the Calumet River and Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal. Runners will be encouraged to read select passages from The Chicago River: a Natural and Unnatural History by Libby Hill.
Join Fiends of the Chicago River on Saturday, September 21 for the inaugural Race for the River 5K and Family Festival! The festive 5K run/walk starts and ends at River Park in the Ravenswood and Albany Park neighborhoods of Chicago and is open to all ages and abilities.
Oct 16, 2021 · Friends of the Chicago River joined Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and other city officials at a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of the 312 RiverRun, an important advancement in river-corridor connections that are needed across all along the river so that all communities have access to the river as a recreational and natural ...
