Friends of the Chicago River announced the winners of the Chicago River Blue Awards with Center for Neighborhood Technology winning the coveted Blue Ribbon for Rain Ready

Friends' Executive Director Margaret Frisbie and Conservation Program Manager Maggie Jones joined the wildlife team from the Forest Preserves of Cook County (FPCC) to band a new generation of osprey at three Forest Preserve locations this week and intend to go back to the nest at Beaubien Woods Boat Launch soon to band those on a Friends' installed nest.

Truly passionate about the river system and the role that it can play in improving public health, assisting wildlife, and combatting the climate crisis, Friends' Executive Director Margaret Frisbie has devoted herself to the Chicago River system which is reflected in the 20 distinguished awards that Friends has received during her tenure.

Friends of the Chicago River supports efforts to bring together city officials, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to map out a comprehensive strategy to restore Chicago's tree canopy, a proposal put forth by our long-time partner, Openlands.

More than a dozen members of Friends' Tributary Committee fanned out across three Chicago parks June 13 to collect hundreds of pounds of trash strewn along the river's edge

Strong participation in the 2020 Census is crucial to Friends and our environmental partners who rely on accurate census data to help enforce protections of our watershed for people, plants and wildlife.

A largemouth bass, tagged by aquatic biologists in the Chicago River near Goose in October 2019, traveled 30 miles upstream in the North Branch of the
Chicago River and reached the Skokie River.

Friends of the Chicago River is pleased to welcome Elizabeth O'Brien, a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group at Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC to Friends' Board of Directors.