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Blog posted in September 2025

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Fish of the Chicago Region is Focus of Next Speaker Series Event

September 02, 2025

Our final Happy Hour Speaker Series event at the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum will explore the nearly 200 species found in northern Illinois, and parts of Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.

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September Resolution: Walk, Run, Ride, Bird, Paddle, Dine, Sit Still…or Swim?

September 01, 2025

The monthly advocacy resolutions are an invitation to engage and educate the public to get to know the river system as well as what they can do for it and why it matters for us all.

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