Sunken barge near construction project along Chicago River Posted on October 17, 2014 by Chicago 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: A barge sank Friday afternoon in the Chicago River. The submerged barge could be seen going down between the Lake and Randolph street bridges. 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: