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	Chicago River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river is not particularly long, but is notable for 19th-century civil engineering feats which directed its flow south, away from the city and towards the Mississippi River basin for sanitation purposes.
		The northernmost branches of the river are the West Fork, the East Fork (a.k.a.
		Before this time the Chicago River was known by many local residents of Chicago as "the stinking river" because of the massive amounts of sewage and pollution which poured into the river from Chicago's booming industrial economy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_River (701 words)

	Chicago, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beginning in 1855, Chicago constructed the first comprehensive sewer system in the U.S. In 1900 the problem of sewage was solved by reversing the direction of the River's flow with the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal leading to the Illinois River.
		Those in Chicago are the United Church of Christ-related Chicago Theological Seminary (which is the city's oldest institution of higher education), Presbyterian-related McCormick Theological Seminary, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Unitarian-Universalist-related Meadville Lombard Theological School, the Catholic Theological Union, and the Evangelical Covenant Church related North Park Theological Seminary.
		Chicago is also home to other nationally recognized medical schools including Rush Medical College, the Pritzker School of Medicine of the University of Chicago, and the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago (6116 words)

	Chicago River
		To many Chicago residents, the Chicago River is a body of water dyed green on St. Patrick's Day, or a river that flows backwards from its original mouth at Lake Michigan, or the cause of a 1992 flood in the Loop.
		The river is also a part of a system that includes the North Branch, South Branch, and Main Stem of the Chicago River, as well as 52 miles of constructed waterways: the North Shore Channel, the Sanitary and Ship Canal, and the Calumet Sag Channel.
		The river was crucial in Chicago's development as a major center of the lumber and meatpacking industries during the nineteenth century.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/263.html (760 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Chicago river
		Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois.
		Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country.
		Chicago's politics lean famously to the left compared to the rest of the midwest, and it is often said that Chicago is the "East Coast" of the Midwest.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chicago-river (2022 words)

	Eastland Memorial Society - Chicago River History
		Chicago was chartered in 1833 with a population of only 350 residents, but by the next year the population had grown to over 2,000 and the river soon became polluted.
		To reverse the flow of the Chicago River, a 28-mile canal was built from the south branch of the river through the low summit and down to Lockport.
		Chicago's South Plant, with a capacity of 720 million gallons per/day, was the largest of its kind in the world until it was surpassed in 1968 by the James W. Jardine Water Purification Plant with a capacity of 1,440 million gallons per/day.
	www.inficad.com /~ksup/chiriver.html (1181 words)

	Chicago River: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The illinois and michigan canal ran 97 miles (155 km) from the bridgeport neighborhood in chicago, illinoischicago on the chicago river to peru, illinois...
		The chicago sanitary and ship canal is the only shipping link between the great lakes (specifically lake michigan by the chicago river) with the mississippi...
		The chicago flood began on april 13, 1992 when a hole was punched in the bottom of the chicago river causing a leak which eventually flooded much of the...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chicago_river.htm (1538 words)

	State of Illinois - Pat Quinn, Lt. Governor - Illinois River Coordinating Council - Chicago River Summit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The North Branch of the Chicago River, an essential component of the Chicago urban landscape.
		As Chairman of the Illinois River Coordinating Council (IRCC), Quinn is responsible for coordinating all public and private funding for river restoration in the sprawling Illinois River Watershed.
		The General Superintendent and CEO of the Chicago Park District and Lt Gov Pat Quinn are discussing the future of the Chicago River and parks.
	www.state.il.us /ltgov/ircc/chicagoriver.htm (1328 words)

	Chicago River. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Chicago River, NE Ill.; formed in Chicago by the junction of its North (24 mi/39 km long) and South (10 mi/16 km long) branches; flows SE via a canal into the Des Plaines R. at Lockport; 41°53'N 87°36'W. The river formerly flowed E, then NE via a channel, into L. Michigan.
		The use of L. Michigan’s water to flush the canal was a heated political issue finally settled in 1930 when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a reduction in the amount of water being diverted from the lake.
		The channels of the Chicago R. and the North Branch have been improved to aid deep-draft vessels and barges.
	www.bartleby.com /69/90/C06390.html (169 words)

	River FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Yes, the River's flow was reversed in 1900, as a great engineering plan created by the Sanitary District of Chicago to end the overwhelming drinking water contamination problems in the 1880s.
		The Sanitary District of Chicago built the Sanitary and Ship Canal to connect the Chicago River to the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers using the same technology that would later be used to construct the Panama Canal.
		The portion of the River that is downtown -- the Main Branch -- and the South Branch (except for Bubbly Creek) were reversed so that the river's water flowed away from Lake Michigan, from where drinking water came, and into the newly constructed Sanitary and Ship Canal.
	www.chicagoriver.org /river/faq.asp (1200 words)

	Chicago River Paddling/Fishing
		The shifting of the Grand Calumet River mouth in 1804 eliminated that area as a portage, leaving the longer Green Bay, and St. Joe routes, or the shorter Chicago Portage.
		One area of the river that was interesting paddling thru was down near where the South Fork narrowed (on the map it's the area that is 19 feet deep).
		The effect of this was that the second barge had drifted across the river (which is only about 1.5 barges wide at this point), leaving no choice but to paddle thru the cave created by the two barges bows tied together to get to the other side and continue the journey.
	pages.ripco.net /~jwn/chicago.html (3229 words)

	Chicago River, Illinois
		The Chicago River is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.
		The Chicago District's portion of the project consists of the main and north branches of the river which includes a 21 feet deep navigation channel from Rush Street to North Avenue.
		The south branch of the Chicago River is maintained by the Rock Island District Corps of Engineers It consists of a 9 feet deep navigation channel that is connected to the Illinois Waterway by the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
	www.lrc.usace.army.mil /co-o/Chgo_Rvr.htm (215 words)

	Grossman, James R.: The Encyclopedia of Chicago
		Chicago is a city of size and mass, the cradle of modern architecture, the freight hub of the nation, a city built on slaughterhouses and cacophonous financial trading tempered by some of the finest cultural institutions in the world.
		Nearly 400 thumbnail maps pinpoint Chicago neighborhoods and suburban municipalities; these maps are complemented by hundreds of fl-and-white and color photographs and thematic maps that bring the history of metropolitan Chicago to life.
		The Encyclopedia of Chicago is one of the most significant historical projects undertaken in the last twenty years, and it has everything in it to engage the most curious historian as well as settle the most boisterous barroom dispute.
	www.press.uchicago.edu /cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/16170.ctl (443 words)

	2007 Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, March 10, 2007
		Two miracles appear that day, the river turns a perfect shade of green something that many other cities have tried but have not been successful at doing, and the second miracle by starting with the color orange giving the impression that river will be orange only to convert the river to that true Irish green.
		In 1966, the environmentalists accused the parade committee of polluting the river.
		Dan Lydon was Chairman of Chicago's St. Patrick's Parade in 1956 and the Parade Coordinator from 1957 to 1991.
	www.saintpatricksdayparade.com /chicago (1691 words)

	Chicago Shoreline
		They had hoped to find a river connecting the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan, but instead found a swampy area which required a five to ten mile portage between a portion of the Des Plaines River and what would become known as the Chicago River.
		In the middle 1800’s the river channel was altered to near its present location to the north of our vantage point, though it had to continually be dredged because it was clogged by sand transported across its mouth.
		Because the Chicago River was not a swift moving stream and was often clogged at its mouth by sand, the waste did not flow out into the lake as the residents had hoped.
	jove.geol.niu.edu /faculty/fischer/429_info/429trips/NIF/Chicago_Shoreline.html (1574 words)

	LCP \| The Chicago River: Excerpt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chicago incorporated as a town; first anti-pollution ordinance for the river; ceremony of Indian removal after defeat in Black Hawk War.
		Chicago begins to raise the level of its streets to accommodate E.S. Chesbrough's plan for a sewer system; the sewer system increases the waste load discharged into the Chicago River.
		Chicago River floods basements in Loop buildings as a result of a construction accident at the Kinzie Street bridge over the North Branch.
	www.lakeclaremont.com /river/excerpt1.htm (877 words)

	Chicago River at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Originally, the river flowed into Lake Michigan, but in 1900, the Sanitary District of Chicago reversed the flow of the river using a series of locks and caused the river to flow into the newly completed Sanitary and Ship Canal.
		In the late 1700s, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable built his farm on the northern bank of the river, the first non-native settlement of Chicago, and early in the next century, Fort Dearborn was built on the southern bank of the river.
		In 1992 the Chicago Flood occurred when a pile punctured a hole in the bottom of the river into long unused tunnels beneath the river causing much of the Loop to flood.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Chicago_River.html (357 words)

	Chicago Links
		Chicago River has a little-known waterfall on the northwest side.
		Chicago Wilderness links conservation organizations, land managers, museums, universities and citizens working together to provide region wide planning for conservation and encouraging landscape restoration where possible.
		Chicago Academy of Sciences runs the Peggy Notabaert Nature Museum at Fullerton and Stockton in Lincoln Park and is heir to the tradition of the first Chicago Academy, founded by Simpson and Kennicott before the Great Chicago Fire.
	ebeltz.net /niftylinks/chgolinks.html (1035 words)

	river north chicago: who's who
		She serves as guest faculty for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and at such renowned venues as the Lou Conte Dance Studio, Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, and the Virginia School of the Arts, where she is honored to have been the 1998 commencement speaker.
		Brittany joined River North Chicago in 1998 and feels very fortunate to be in her seventh season with the Company.
		This is Melanie’s third season with River North Chicago and she feels blessed to be a part of such a wonderful group of dancers.
	www.rivernorthchicago.com /whos.htm (2392 words)

	Chicago River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km) long, and flows through downtown Chicago.
		In 1871 much of the flow was diverted into the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
		In 1992 the Chicago Flood occurred when a pile driven into the river punctured a hole in the wall of the long abandoned Chicago Freight Subway near Kinzie Street.
	www.westmont.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Chicago_River (550 words)

	CRRPC Home Page
		The Chicago River Rowing and Paddling Center (CRRPC) is the oldest boat club on the Chicago River.
		Founded in 1979, CRRPC has pioneered recreational use of the Chicago River by demonstrating and promoting the potential of the river for canoeing, rowing and kayaking.
		Mission - CCRRPC’s mission is to develop a state-of-the art community boating center in the heart of downtown Chicago, dedicated to the pursuit of all levels of canoeing, kayaking and rowing on the Main Branch of the Chicago River.
	www.chicagorowing.org (413 words)

	Chicago River - IL
		Whenever I mention the Chicago River people conger up the vision of an urban sewer--they couldn't be more wrong.
		The river is represented on the Chicago City flag, as a Y, and for good reason.
		The north branch of the Chicago River runs into downtown Chicago from Wilmette on one branch and Glenview on the other.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?115 (316 words)

	Bridges - The Michigan Avenue Bridge on the Chicago River - James Arthur - 9/187 - World Wide Panorama
		October 7 is the anniversary of the great Chicago fire (1871) that destroyed most of the city.
		A panorama of the green river (with a high school band) can be seen here a little further down the river.
		I have posted a slide show of buildings along the Chicago River seen from vantage of the river cruise boat, a panorama looking back at the Michigan Avenue Bridge from another bridge down the river, and a panorama of the water cannon close up at night.
	geogweb.berkeley.edu /wwp904/html/JimArthur.html (605 words)

	Wendella's Chicago River Architecture Tour
		Chicago's architectural heritage is considered to be among the finest in the world, and the Chicago River provides the ultimate setting to view these magnificent structures.
		Traveling through the heart of the city, the docents will provide an in-depth perspective on why Chicago's architectural heritage is known and studied around the world.
		Whether you're a serious student of architecture, a visitors to Chicago or a Chicagoan wanting to have a better understanding of the city, the Chicago River Architecture tour appeals to all levels of interest.
	www.wendellaboats.com /chicago.htm (275 words)

	Chicago River Water Trail
		The amount of commercial boat and ship traffic and their wakes, the width and depth of the river and the nearly continuous vertical steel and concrete walls with few ladders make this an area for more experienced and well equipped paddlers.
		Notes: Passing through the urban “canyons” of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago is unlike any paddling experience in any other big city.
		This artificial connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system is largely responsible for Chicago becoming the major city of the Midwest.
	www.openlands.org /watertrails.asp?pgid=217 (314 words)

	Other cities dye-ing to know what turns river green - Columbia Chronicle Online - Mar. 17, 2003
		Dyeing the Chicago River Irish green has been a tradition for more than 40 years and at least 50 cities want to know how Chicago volunteers perform the miraculous transformation every year.
		According to King, the idea of dyeing the Chicago River green originally came about by accident when a group of plumbers were using green dye to trace illegal substances that were polluting the river.
		King said the secret ingredients used to dye the river green today are safe and are not harmful to the thousands of goldfish that make up a large percentage of the river’s fish population.
	www.columbiachronicle.com /back/2003_spring/2003-03-17/citybeat1.html (463 words)

	Chicago River North & River West: Real estate listings, restaurants, shopping, maps, and more
		A trip to the Chicago neighborhood of River North provides ample dining opportunities and great access to the city's center and the Chicago River.
		For these reasons, River North and River West are one of the fastest growing communities in the Midwest and its thriving economy is self-evident.
		River West is bounded by Hubbard Street on the south, Chicago Avenue on the north, and the North Branch of the Chicago River on the east.
	www.chicagoneighborhoods.cc /neighborhoods/rivernorth.html (237 words)

	The History Channel - The History of St. Patrick's Day
		Chicago is also famous for a somewhat peculiar annual event: dyeing the Chicago River green.
		Although Chicago historians claim their city 's idea for a river of green was original, some Savannah natives believe the idea originated in their town.
		They point out that 1961, Savannah mayor Tom Woolley had plans for a green river, but due to rough water on March 17, the experiment didn 't work and Savannah never attempted to dye its river again.
	www.historychannel.com /exhibits/stpatricksday?page=history3 (172 words)

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