60,000 rubber ducks float down river in Chicago Ducky Derby
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 13th Annual Chicago Ducky Derby will take off down the Chicago River from the Wabash Bridge Thursday.
The Derby benefits Special Olympics Illinois and raised $400,000 with 58,000 ducks in 2017. Ducks were available for adoption for $5 until 12:30 p.m. online or at 400 N. Michigan Avenue.
A Family Festival featuring Special Olympics athletes will begin at 10 a.m. at the Wrigley Building. Ducks were dropped into the river at 1 p.m.
Watch a timelapse of the Chicago Ducky Derby:
The grand prize winner claimed a 2018 Chevy Equinox from the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Chevy Dealers. Other winners took home an Apple Vacation, Chicagoland Speedway tickets, or a $2,500 cash prize.
For more information about Special Olympics Illinois, click here.
