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State Pollution Board orders Chicago River Clean up

June 01, 2011

The Illinois Pollution Control Board today took the first step toward designating stretches of the Chicago River, Cal-Sag Channel and Little Calumet River safe for “primary contact,” a legal term that includes activities such as kayaking, canoeing, boating, wading and swimming.

Read about the anouncement here

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