The Latest Breaking News from CAWS

How computer-assisted wagering became horse racing’s insider trading

Cash-strapped tracks are selling out everyday bettors to whales who use algorithms to wager huge sums at friendlier odds. It’s a rigged system designed for the rich to get richer

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2024

Walleye, yellow bullhead and changes/challenges of the Chicago Area Waterway System

Yellow bullheads, walleye, common carp and gizzard shad are some of the indicators of the changes and challenges of the recovering Chicago Area Waterway System since the Clean Water Act.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023

Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) fishes: Wonder of recovery, oddities and improvements, plus hopes and dreams

Shedd Aquarium research biologist Austin Happel lays out the connection between water quality improvement and fish improvement on the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) along with some hopes and dreams for more improvement.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2022