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Albany Park residents are cleaning up flood damage after record rainfall caused the Chicago River to overflow its banks this weekend. Many in the affected area were evacuated, officials say.
On a sunny, breezy afternoon, 20 urban voyagers gather to canoe a four-mile stretch of the North Branch of the Chicago River and receive some basic lessons in water ecosystems.
Police say they are investigating, but have not determined the cause of death. It does not appear the person was hit by a train, according to the police and the CTA.