Bridge Lift Breakfasts Are Back At Our Museum
Enjoy a light breakfast and see how the Michigan Avenue bridge works from inside our museum's gear room.
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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Big Jump 2018: Access for All
The "Big Jump" in the Chicago River event included public officials and other river advocates.
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PHOTOS: Plein Air Art Festival Picture Perfect
Some of the paintings are now on sale at our McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum.
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Trump Tower Lawsuit: Friends, Sierra Club Seek to Join Attorney General
The suit alleges violations of the Clean Water Act by Trump Hotel and Tower Chicago.
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Trump Tower Suit: Friends' Statement on Illinois Attorney General's Action
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's action comes after Friends, Sierra Club, U of C allege hotel ignored clean water regulations.
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3 Things About Asian Carp From Lunchtime Lecturer Andy Casper of Shedd Aquarium
No wonder they're so hard to get rid of...
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You've Got To Crawl Before You Can Count: Mill Creek Mussel Survey
Friends of the Chicago River teamed with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District near southwest suburban Palos Hills.
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Skokie Lagoon Trip Recalls Hard Work of CCC Men Who Built It
A recent Friends' canoe trip explored how a mosquito-ey marsh was turned into a natural playground.
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Monday Lecture: 3 Things From Faith In Place's Veronica Kyle
A faith-based approach to water conservation.
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Bat Condo Installed at Joe Orr Woods Is Friends' Sixth: VIDEO
Joe Orr Woods in Chicago Heights in the latest location in our effort to improve bat colonies.
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