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The creek has remained toxic to the present day; as late as 1950, a resident remembers the air being "rancid". Some wildlife and vegetation has returned in recent decades, and the area has been increasingly occupied by residential development such as [[Bridgeport Village]]. Areas near the creek have been designated for recreational uses including parks, and developers and the city agreed on a 60-foot setback to allow for remediation.<ref name="Trib070705"/>
A program to oxygenate the water by continuously injecting compressed air into the creek has met with limited success, so that the creek's odor and bloodworm population is much reduced, and fish now venture there{{fact}}.
As of 2007, the City of Chicago and the [[Army Corps of Engineers]] are considering a $2.65 million feasibility study to look at restoration options, which would have implications for the remainder of the Chicago River system due to the unusual challenges of Bubbly Creek. The creek's waters are largely stagnant, having little gravitational flow, but the study will look into possibilities including a meandering stream amid a wetland to restore an oxygenated system.<ref name="Trib070705">{{cite news
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