Last Friday a barge that was being loaded with clay from a construction site on the South Branch of the Chicago River broke down the middle, spilling its contents into the water. The construction company in charge, Clark Construction, said clay was not in any way contaminated but was unwilling to share any more details.
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On Tuesday, October 7 Friends of the Chicago River and IDNR released another 25,000 channel cats into the Chicago River as part of the channel catfish spawning project that started this year.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Named Friday, October 3, 2014 Chicago River Summit Day in the state of Illinois in honor of Friends' event launched over 10 years ago to drive conversation about what is needed to transform the Chicago River.
Continue Reading »Since 1979, Friends has been working to improve the health of the Chicago River system for the benefit of people and wildlife and by doing so, has laid the foundation for the river to be a beautiful, continuous, easily accessible corridor of open space in the Chicago region.
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