Chicago River Day: Find a Site
Thank you to the hundreds of site captains who volunteered to supervise volunteers on Chicago River Day at the 60 different locations. Below is the complete listing of Chicago River Day locations and volunteer site captains.
Sites by REGION
Region 1 Lake County, North of Old Elm/Everett Road
Region 2 Lake County, Lake-Cook Road north to Old Elm/Everett Road
Region 3 Cook County, Devon Avenue north to Lake-Cook Road
Region 4 Cook County, Irving Park Road north to Devon Avenue
Region 5 Cook County, Madison Street north to Irving Park Road
Region 6 Cook County, 31st Street north to Madison Street
Region 7 Cook County, south of 31st Street
REGION 1 - Lake County, north of Old Elm/Everett Road
Greenbelt Forest Preserve (Lake Forest)
Tom Smith
Middlefork Savanna (Lake Forest)
Tom Smith
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
Shaw Preserve (Lake Forest)
Mike Hahn
REGION 2 - Lake County, Lake-Cook Road north to Old Elm/Everett Road
Deerfield High School (Deerfield)
Stephanie Chambers
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
South of Park Avenue West (Shopping Center with Sam’s Wine & Liquors) (Highland Park)
Joe Hmielski
North Park (Lincolnshire)
Chris Fisher
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family riendly
Prairie Wolf Slough (Bannockburn)
Al Pilgrim
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Sleepy Hollow (Highland Park)
Steve Greenberg
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Sutton Place (Lincolnshire)
Sally Evans
REGION 3 - Cook County, Devon Avenue north to Lake-Cook Road
Beckwith Avenue (Morton Grove)
Robert Shcoltes
Caldwell Woods - Oakton & Caldwell-North (Chicago)
Ken Wojcik
Cherry Lane (Northbrook)
Doug Gerleman
Chestnut and Tanglewood Drive (Glenview)
Debbie Hoffman
Dempster Street (Morton Grove)
Marion Thill and John Thill
Edgebrook Woods/Volunteer Resource Center of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Cheryl McGarry, Bill Koenig, VRC Staff
Evanston Ecology Center (Evanston)
Harms Woods (Glenview)
Frank Bellucci
Linne Woods (Morton Grove)
Mary Busch
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Loyola Academy (Wilmette)
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
Meadowhill South Park, Middle Fork
Mike Piskel
Miami Woods (Morton Grove)
Sue Grabowski, Gail Slowinski
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Water Quality Monitoring
This site was closed to the general public. Cleanup efforts were be conducted by Friends’ trained canoe guides via canoe throughout the North Branch. To learn more about Friends’ canoe program, visit http://chicagoriver.org/events/urban_canoe_trips/
St. Philip the Apostle Parish, 1962 Old Willow Road (Northfield)
Bob Snediker
Skokie Lagoons (Skokie)
Jerry Garden
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Techny Basin (Glenview)
Hannah Nelson
White Eagle (Niles)
Congressman Mike Quigley, Lynora Horner
REGION 4 - Cook County, Irving Park Road north to Devon Avenue
5025 N. Central Park Avenue (Chicago)
Shelia O’Neill, Jeff Wyse
Berteau Avenue (Chicago)
Pete Leki
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly, Trail Maintenance, Planting
Eugene Field Park (Chicago)
Steve Arnam
River-related Art, Family Friendly
Forest Glen (Chicago)
Marianne Preker
Gompers Park - North (Chicago)
John Mueller
Gompers Park Wetland - South (Chicago) - sponsored by AECOM Environment
Jim MacDonald, Tony Watrobinski, Ray Valvick
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly, Trail Maintenance, River-related Art, Planting
Horner Park (Chicago)
John O’Connell
Indian Roads Woods (Chicago)
Jonathan Sladek
LaBagh Woods (Chicago)
Jim Doyiakos
Water Quality Monitoring
Lincoln Village Shopping Center, North Shore Channel (Chicago)
Rachel Driver
Northside College Prep High School, North Shore Channel (Chicago)
Barry Rodgers
River Park West (Chicago) sponsored by International Airport Centers
Jessica Goehler, Tom Nelson
River Park - East (Chicago)
FESTIVAL LOCATION
River’s Edge (Chicago)
Michelle Uting, Miguel Villelo
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
Ronan Park - East (Chicago)
Sean Shaffer
Ronan Park - West (Chicago) sponsored by HSBC North America
Sean Shaffer
Thillens Stadium
Larry Yablong
Von Steuben H.S./ Kiwanis Park (Chicago)
Wayne Schimpff, Gail Top
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
REGION 5 - Cook County, Madison Street north to Irving Park Road
Clark Park (Chicago)
Bill Donahue, Bill Barnes
Family Friendly
Erie Street Park (Chicago)
Fullerton Avenue (Chicago)
Jack Sullivan
Lathrop Homes - Jimmy Thomas Trail (Chicago) sponsored by ComEd
Jose Vilella
Trail Maintenance
Lathrop Homes Wetlands (Chicago)
Tiffany Wilson
McCormick Bridghouse & Chicago Museum (Michigan and Wacker, Chicago)
OPENED TO THE PUBLIC — 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit Friends’ Bridgehouse Museum for this special preview opening. Learn about the Chicago River and get a peek at the southwest bringehouse before it’s official opening on May 15th. For more information, visit www.bridgehousemuseum.org.
North Avenue (Chicago) sponsored by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Isaac Sporrong
REGION 6 - Cook County, 31st Street north to Madison Street
18th Street (Chicago)
Alex Curry
Bubbly Creek - Riverside Shopping Center (Chicago)
CTA Orange Line/Ashland Stop (Chicago)
Jeff Sriver
Lawrence’s Fisheries (Chicago)
Rik Lantz
Origins Park (Chicago) sponsored by Midwest Generation
Aaron Durnbaugh
REGION 7 - Cook County, south of 31st Street
127th St. & Harlem Ave. (Palos Heights)
Kurt Leslie
Ann Street (Blue Island)
Laura Foley
Water Quality Monitoring
Fay’s Point (Blue Island)
Barb Laucius
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly, Bird Watching, Native Plantings
McClaughery Springs Woods (Palos Park)
Diana Krug, Nina Hike-Teague
Lake Katherine Nature Center (Palos Heights) sponsored by ACE USA
Marian Sinkus
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Wolf Wildlife Wetlands (Oak Lawn)
Chris Chenworth, Larry Scinto
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
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