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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago in October 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of the city (including more than 17,000 structures), and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. It began in a neig...

#GreatChicagoFire #Chicago #RandolphStreetBridge #ChicagoRiver #Flames #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire

#greatchicagofire #chicago #randolphstreetbridge #chicagoriver #flames #wikipedia

Peter West Carey @[email protected] · 2025-10-13 · 04:15 UTC

Chicago River Nightlife

While some talk of Chicago being on fire and overrun, the view from the Chicago River seems pretty chill.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/chicago-river-nightlife/

#PhotoOfTheDay #chicago #ChicagoRiver #night #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA #water

#photooftheday #chicago #chicagoriver #night #travel #usa

chicago aaron (he/him) @[email protected] · 2025-09-28 · 00:27 UTC

ICE boats trawling the Chicago River. This is the DUMBEST thing I've seen in my entire life. No exaggeration. What's next? Humvees loaded with armed, masked agents patrolling Disney's Main Street U.S.A.?

#ICE #Chicago #ChicagoRiver

#ice #chicago #chicagoriver

Nonilex @[email protected] · 2025-09-26 · 15:25 UTC

Colin Smalley, president of local 777 International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, the #union that reps employees of the harbor lock separating the #ChicagoRiver from Lake Michigan, agreed the move was a “conspicuous demonstration.”

“I think it’s designed to be chilling. I think it’s designed to take one of the gems of our city...another good, another public value we have here in #Chicago. The president has not been shy about his hatred for our city, & he’s pushing limits.”

#union #chicagoriver #chicago

Nonilex @[email protected] · 2025-09-26 · 15:18 UTC

When asked about the #BorderPatrol boat presence after Thursday’s City Council meeting, 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly called it “bizarre.”

“It seems like a really cheap photo op for President Trump to flex his #ICE muscles with his hotel sign in the background likely,” said Reilly, whose ward covers parts of the #ChicagoRiver in the Loop. “It’s bizarre, & I really wish the president would focus on more important priorities.”

#law #immigration #Trump #intimidation #MafiaState #MilitaryState

#borderpatrol #ice #chicagoriver #law #immigration #trump

Nonilex @[email protected] · 2025-09-26 · 15:15 UTC

Also Thurs, US #BorderPatrol Chief Michael Banks posted on social media that he had arrived in #Chicago. Later, he posted pictures from a boat, saying: “Where streets end, our Marine Unit begins. On the Chicago River, #CBP leadership stays vigilant. Our ability to patrol on the water extends the reach of enforcement.”

[Cuz they’re so many illegal immigrants trying to get from The Bean to The Merch 🙄 by swimming in the effing #ChicagoRiver.]

#law #immigration #Trump #MafiaState #MilitaryState

#borderpatrol #chicago #cbp #chicagoriver #law #immigration

Nonilex @[email protected] · 2025-09-26 · 15:00 UTC

Stupidest thing ever. The Chicago River is not the freaking Rio Grande.

#BorderPatrol spotted with #guns on #ChicagoRiver in latest #Trump #deportation push

While federal officials said the boats were needed as part of their anti-#immigration blitz, at least one alderperson called the effort a “photo op.”

#law #intimidation #MafiaState #MilitaryState
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/25/border-patrol-chicago-river-immigration-enforcement-greg-bovino-deportation

#borderpatrol #guns #chicagoriver #trump #deportation #immigration

Hacker News @[email protected] · 2025-09-26 · 03:37 UTC

Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in first open-water swim in nearly a century

https://chicago.suntimes.com/outdoors/2025/09/21/swim-chicago-river-race-outdoors

#HackerNews #openwaterswim #ChicagoRiver #swimchallenge #outdooradventure #historicmoment

#hackernews #openwaterswim #chicagoriver #swimchallenge #outdooradventure #historicmoment

The Wild @[email protected] · 2025-09-25 · 03:00 UTC

Chicago River, once heavily polluted, now thrives with fish, turtles, and a planned open-water swim. #ChicagoRiver #Environment #Wildlife

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01092025/chicago-river-pollution-cleanup/

#chicagoriver #environment #wildlife

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] · 2025-09-22 · 10:00 UTC

The U.N.’s Future, and the ‘Hamburger Helper Economy’

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/podcasts/the-headlines/future-un-hamburger-helper.html

#unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #hamburgers #unitedstateseconomy #unitednations #trumpdonaldj #chicagoriver

Jared Rutecki @[email protected] · 2025-08-08 · 15:14 UTC

For the first time in nearly 100 years, the #chicago River will host a sanctioned open water swim.

The 2025 #ChicagoRiver Swim was announced, and this time organizers made sure to obtain the necessary city approvals first. #news #environment https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/07/chicago-river-swim-announced-september-and-time-organizers-have-city-s-approval

#chicago #chicagoriver #news #environment

Retro Librarian @[email protected] · 2025-08-03 · 01:45 UTC

Late night vibes…
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Chicago River Wacker Drive Night Time Wrigley Building Linen Postcard
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#Chicago #Postcard #Travel #LateNightVibes #Nighttime #Illinois #ChicagoRiver

#chicago #postcard #travel #latenightvibes #nighttime #illinois

Donncha @[email protected] · 2025-05-20 · 16:06 UTC

Trump Tower Construction by the River

Chicago in 2005 was a city in flux, and nowhere was that more obvious than at the Trump Tower construction site, right on the banks of the Chicago River. I was walking at the edge of the site and took a bunch of photos, some of which I’ve posted over the years.

What you see in front of you appears to be the open area next to the “new” tower. Over to the left is the Wrigley Building and looking at Google Street View gives a good view of what it looks like now, from across the river.

I haven’t been back to Chicago in twenty years. I’d love to see it again.

Apertureƒ/6.3CameraCanon EOS 20DFocal length18mmISO100Shutter speed1/100s

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#2005 #Architecture #Chicago #ChicagoRiver #cityscape #construction #Photo #Photography #skyscrapers #StreetPhotography #TrumpTower #UnitedStates #urbanLandscape #WrigleyBuilding