(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.)

December 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 (November 29, 2014)
	2. Edgewater condo association slapped with million-dollar lawsuit (July 24, 2014)
	3. Claim of River North hotel not wanting convention business seems like science fiction to some (January 19, 2014)
	4. Woman shot at Nordstrom dies (November 29, 2014)
	5. Wallenda ready and so is Chicago’s weather (November 1, 2014)
	6. International contest will light up Chicago riverfront (January 23, 2014)
	7. Riverwalk construction will start soon, be worth the stress, says alderman (January 10, 2014)
	8. First under-bridge river walkway arriving soon (August 29, 2014)
	9. Catfish take first leap into a cleaner Chicago River (June 11, 2014)
	10. LEGO landscape expands along riverfront (November 18, 2014)