Alyssa tells John the history of swimming the Chicago River.
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Show Notes:
- Chicago Magazine: EPA Wants the Chicago River Clean Enough to Swim In
- WTTW: Chicago River Cleanup
- NBC5: EPA Orders Chicago, Calumet Rivers Cleaned
- 2011 EPA Order
- CBS: Feds: Make Chicago River Clean Enough To Swim In
- Chicago Tribune: U.S. demands Chicago River cleanup
- WTTW: Preckwinkle, Other Officials to Jump In Chicago River
- WTTW: An ‘Open Swim’ in the Chicago River is in the Works for September
- WTTW: City Denies Permit for Chicago River Swim, Citing ‘Significant Safety Concerns’
- WTTW: Chicago River Swim Will Move to Lake Michigan as Organizers Aim to Build Momentum for 2025 River Event
- Inside Climate News: ‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In
- Inside Climate News: In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim
- Outside Magazine: The Rise of Urban Swimming in the US
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