The ordinance aims to end city development patterns that further burden communities of color with harmful pollution.

Join us at a Chicago City Council hearing on environmental and health damage caused by single-use plastics on April 23.

Take action now to tell the EPA that our waterways deserve protection.

Friends of the Chicago River has been working with scientists from the Forest Preserves of Cook County to increase nesting sites available to osprey along the Chicago-Calumet River system.

The StoryMap integrates photos, maps, visualizations, and text to describe how natural solutions address the challenges faced by our rivers, communities, and wildlife.

Friends of the Chicago River offers numerous ways to help you plan for Earth Day actions starting on April 22.

Open space investment and river-edge ideas for the Calumet River corridor was the subject of discussion for over 60 experts at the quarterly meeting of the city of Chicago’s River Ecology and Governance Task Force.

The meetings mark a major milestone in the first year of implementation of the city’s new sewer outfall permit, championed by Friends of the Chicago River.

This month, sign up to receive our Overflow Action Alerts.