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Summer Float Party On North Shore Channel Celebrates Health Of Chicago Area Waterways

SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) -- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner Josina Morita, along with the nonprofit group Friends of the Chicago River, hosted a summer float party Sunday on the North Shore Channel.

Summer Float Party
(Credit: Matthew B. DeLeon)
Summer Float Party
(Credit: Matthew B. DeLeon)

The event was held Sunday morning at the Dammrich Rowing Center on the North Shore Channel at Oakton Street in Skokie.

Summer Float Party
(Credit: Matthew B. DeLeon)
Summer Float Party
(Credit: Matthew B. DeLeon)

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was also present.

Summer Float Party
(Credit: Matthew B. DeLeon)
Summer Float Party
(Credit: Matthew B. DeLeon)

Participants drifted on inner tubes, floaties, and rafts – to the accompaniment of classics such as "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire.

The event was a celebration of the progress made in cleaning up Chicago area waterways.

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