Friends of the Chicago River Archives

Rahm’s Riverwalk is still a work in progress

Dining, drinks, and music return to the riverfront—but the big news is improvements to the water.

Friends of the Chicago River and AREA Chicago are looking for stories.

State officials are holding a hearing Monday evening on new pollution standards for Chicago-area waterways.

For five decades city boy Ralph Frese has introduced landlubbers to the joys of canoeing and helped bring local waterways back from the dead.