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Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Are Pouring Into the Chicago River After Storms

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS · By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2026 19:50 UTC

This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. It has been republished with permission. Joe Gamble knows what to expect when he arrives at work at the Bridgeport Art Center after days of heavy rain. “There was raw sewage floating in the creek,” Gamble says after storms in early October. “The wind carried the smell […]

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