Our Educator of the Year

Friends of the Chicago River presented the 2023 Educator of the Year award to Decatur Classical School science teacher George Kovach for his outstanding participation in our Chicago River Schools Netowrk.

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What do the Candidates Think?

In order to provide our 41,000 members, volunteers, and online advocates with the information they need for the upcoming Illinois primary election on March 19, this year Friends of the Chicago River solicited positions from the four candidates running to fill three spots as Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Commissioners with six-year terms.

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Meet a Wild Animal and Some Civic Leaders

Join us and our all-star cast of wild river animals while you mingle with your friends, colleagues, and other civic leaders on May 29 at the 17th Annual Big Fish Ball, and celebrate our shared action and advocacy for the Chicago-Calumet River system and its tributary streams.

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