Living on the edge: Engineering riverside high-rises  REjournals.comNearly 120 years ago, Chicago manifested an engineering feat when its namesake river was reversed, sending its waters out toward the Mississippi River rather ... Read more https: …

WLS-TVEPA searches for source of Chicago River oil spillWLS-TVThe EPA estimates there are hundreds of gallons of oil in the south branch of the Chicago River, which also includes a stretch from South Ashland Avenue and South Pulaski Road. That part of the …

Chron.comBig day for Big OilChron.comIn the Permian Basin, the center of the U.S. oil industry's lopsided recovery, Exxon plans to increase its fleet of drilling rigs from 20 to 30 by the end of next year and begin drilling horizontal wells that run si …

Financial TimesHigher oil and gas prices power ExxonMobil's profit jumpFinancial TimesExxonMobil, the world's largest listed oil company, has reported earnings above analysts' expectations for the third quarter, as higher oil and gas prices hel …

Chicago TribuneFork of Chicago River known as Bubbly Creek closed after oil spillChicago TribuneA fork of the Chicago River known as Bubbly Creek has been closed after an oil discharge was found in the water on Thursday, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Gu …

WLS-TVPart of Chicago River closed due to oil spillWLS-TVOn Thursday, representatives from the Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency responded to a report of an oil discharge in the area known as Bubbly Creek, which runs south from the south bran …