Ewing st bridge in South Chicago

When you hustle to catch the bus on time and you wish you didn't catch the Ewing bridge also. #Chicago #southeastside #Calumetriver

Chicago’s skyline was built on the backs of Southeast Side communities. Now, residents are demanding a future free from the pollution they were left with.

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Chicago’s Calumet River has long been shaped by industry. Now, as the city plans for redevelopment, questions loom: who will benefit, and how will cleanup shape the future of the Southeast Side? Click the link to read.

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Chicago Prepares Development Plan For Industrial Zone With Priority for Water and Wetland Restoring neglected waterways of the Southeast Side are major challenge. For 70 years, from 1900 to 1970, the Calumet River on Chicago’s Southeast Side provided the cooling water, waste disposal, and shipping channel for a dense collection of steel, chemical, and metals manufacturing plants matched in few other regions of the country. When the last of the plants closed in the late 20th century, Chicago authorities and Southeast Side residents were left with an unyielding and difficult challenge.

Chicago’s Calumet River has long been shaped by industry. Now, as the city plans for redevelopment, questions loom: who will benefit, and how will cleanup shape the future of the Southeast Side?

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A graphic featuring a white square set against a light blue background to promote a news article. In the upper left corner, the logo of the Chicago Tribune is displayed. To its right, the headline in large black text reads: " Chicago and Calumet rivers ‘pretty clean,’ report shows ahead of Memorial Day Weekend." Below the headline is a photo of the Chicago River with a descriptive caption beneath it that reads: "A crew from the water quality nonprofit Current sets equipment to monitor the bacteria levels in the Chicago River under the DuSable Bridge on May 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)." Text from the article reads: “Between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2024, microbial water quality readings in the Chicago and Calumet rivers showed that conditions remained good or low-caution for recreational users on 78 of 101 summer days, according to a report released Friday by local water innovation hub Current.” At the bottom of the graphic, "ICYMI" is prominently displayed in alternating blue and white groupings, with white text centered at the very bottom.

📣 ICYMI @chicagotribune.com: Chicago and Calumet rivers ‘pretty clean,’ report shows ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

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