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.

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.

Our River Action Days enable organizations and their employees to make a difference through engaging, hands-on work towards restoring the river system.

Staff at Friends of the Chicago River is participating in a series of equity trainings for the conservation community offered by our partners at the Chicago Wilderness Alliance.

We emphasized to reporters that any development must treat the river as a living natural resource and not a water feature.

The cruise is an unparalleled opportunity to experience the beauty of the Chicago River on a frosty winter evening.

Site Captains provide critical support at more than 70 Chicago River Day locations.

Flamang is an attorney and an avid outdoors person.

The theme of this year’s poster contests is “Taking Action for a Litter Free River,” and celebrates our upcoming annual Chicago River Day on May 11.