When it's winter in Chicago, even the river needs a plow. The city entrusts the experts at the Chicago Fire Department to ...

Roads would be impassable without plows, and the same could be said for the Chicago River without firefighters. One crew onboard a fireboat explains that they have a special job in the winter.

Rent a retro boat from Chicago Electric Boat Company and cruise the river yourself ... but they did not recommend visiting during the frigid winter. The walkway is free to access, and it ...