Alaina Harkness

May 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In 2050, Chicago’s greatest achievement will be the fact that we’ve turned to face the water again.

September 19, 2025 at 8:05 a.m.

The inaugural Chicago River Swim is a symbol of how far we’ve come toward treating urban rivers, not as scars but as veins.

May 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A bipartisan coalition, Great Lakes ReNEW, will invest millions in new technologies to recover and recycle valuable minerals from our water.

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