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The city raised safety concerns about an open swim in the river and reached a compromise with the group planning the Sept. 22 event.
The Chicago area is hosting plenty of opportunities to have fun, experience local neighborhoods and consider the election ahead during the DNC.
The Philadelphia-based group was granted a permit to march during the Democratic National Convention on a technicality. The city of Chicago failed to respond to the application within its own 10-day deadline.
State Republican leaders are urging local candidates to stay the course on issues of crime, economics and corruption to help chip away at Democratic strongholds in the suburbs — and not to rely on a bump from former President Donald Trump.