Our Educator of the Year

Friends of the Chicago River presented the 2023 Educator of the Year award to Decatur Classical School science teacher Gerard 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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