Chicago Daily Observer

Most of the water in the Chicago River is treated sewage loaded with bacteria, but officials contend they shouldn’t be forced to clean up the waterway unless a newly commissioned study finds people are getting sick from the murky flow.

Under pressure from Mayor Richard Daley and others to turn the stagnant canals into civic amenities, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District asked researchers to survey folks

The deluge of rain today forced the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to open locks on the North Shore Channel in Wilmette, allowing millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage to flow into Lake Michigan.

BP America said today it will not immediately increase the amount of pollution it dumps into Lake Michigan from its Whiting oil refinery, saying it will…