Since 1992 volunteers have removed an epic 1.9 million pounds of litter and invasive plant material from the river and its banks.

Friends of the Chicago River would like to see the downtown tradition of dyeing the river green evolve into something that embraces the vastly improved health of the river system.

Pollock is an expert in zero-waste system strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

However, more work needs to be done to sustain and accelerate health improvements from threats posed by rising chloride (salt) levels and the climate crisis.

The peregrine falcon is the official bird of the city of Chicago,

Father and son are teaming up for another year as co-site captains for Chicago River Day.

The North American river otter is the ambassador species of Friends of the Chicago River.

A bill to ban disposable food containers made of polystyrene foam passed an important first step in the Illinois General Assembly in February.

L stations (symbolically) renamed for extraordinary Chicago Women,

The Greater Chicago Watershed Alliance is creating a data-driven Natural Solutions Tool to better understand ideal places for nature-based green infrastructure projects /