(Above) Flying saucers buzz Marina City in this illustration that was used to promote Chi-Fi, a convention for geeks – their word, not ours – that was scheduled for March at the Westin Chicago River North on Dearborn Street. (Click on image to view larger version.)

Dec. 31, 2014 – The Chicago River was a favorite subject and a favorite among readers in 2014 of Marina City Online’s news service, Loop North News.

58 of our 295 stories published during the year are about the river and six of them are among the year’s ten most-viewed.

The shooting at The Shops at North Bridge on November 28 was Loop North News’s most-viewed story in 2014. An even sadder follow-up is also on the list of most-viewed stories.

The list includes stories about a million-dollar lawsuit filed by a condo unit owner against his condo association…a dispute between the Westin Chicago River North and a science fiction convention…and Nik Wallenda’s high-wire walk across the Chicago River.

The ten most-read stories published by MCO in 2014…

	1. Shooting at Nordstrom resulted from domestic dispute (29-Nov-14)
	2. Edgewater condo association slapped with million-dollar lawsuit (24-Jul-14)
	3. Claim of River North hotel not wanting convention business seems like science fiction to some (19-Jan-14)
	4. Woman shot at Nordstrom dies (29-Nov-14)
	5. Wallenda ready and so is Chicago’s weather (1-Nov-14)
	6. International contest will light up Chicago riverfront (23-Jan-14)
	7. Riverwalk construction will start soon, be worth the stress, says alderman (10-Jan-14)
	8. First under-bridge river walkway arriving soon (29-Aug-14)
	9. Catfish take first leap into a cleaner Chicago River (11-Jun-14)
	10. LEGO landscape expands along riverfront (18-Nov-14)