Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Wednesday, April 24
Recent storms have caused havoc for the Chicago River tour and water taxi services. Many were unable to operate this morning because of high water, but others were unable to work yesterday because of low water caused by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers measures.