{"id":57607,"date":"2017-05-12T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=57607"},"modified":"2017-05-12T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T14:00:36","slug":"chicago-river-enthusiasts-take-a-group-photo-to-focus-on-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-river-enthusiasts-take-a-group-photo-to-focus-on-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago River enthusiasts take a group photo to focus on conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Allie Burger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">April is Overflow Action Month on the Chicago River. Because of how the city&#8217;s sewer\u00a0system was designed, sewage can enter the river during heavy rains when the drains overflow.<\/p>\n<p>To promote awareness of the issue, and to encourage water conservation, Friends of the Chicago River invited residents to &#8220;photobomb&#8221; the river.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago River enthusiasts take a picture to focus on conservation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/217105120?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The event included almost 200 participants downtown. (Friends of the Chicago River)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Allie Burger April is Overflow Action Month on the Chicago River. Because of how the city&#8217;s sewer\u00a0system was designed, sewage can enter the river during heavy rains when the drains overflow. 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