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Friends of the Chicago River – River visionaries shape a lasting legacy

Citizen Weekly – Organization commits to providing safe play spaces for schoolchildren and communities

CBS News Chicago – South Side elementary school gets new green playground

CBS News Chicago – South side elementary schools unveil renovated playgrounds

ABC7 Chicago – New schoolyard dedicated at James Farmer Jr. Elementary

WBEZ Chicago – Chicago students celebrated the opening of green play spaces at schools on the South Side

Fox 32 Chicago – Chicago’s ‘Space to Grow’ program celebrates 10 years with new schoolyard

Block Club Chicago – New boardwalk, accessible boat launch debut at Beaubien Woods

The Cool Down – Innovative program completely transforms schoolyard playgrounds: ‘A harmonious place’

Chicago Sun-Times: The political journey of rail-trails captured in ‘From Rails to Trails’

Canadian Health Association for Sustainability & Equity -Greening underserved schools while preventing floods in Chicago

Chicago Tribune – From gray to green: Across Chicago, dozens of concrete schoolyards transformed into community hubs and flooding solutions

ABC 7 Chicago – Our Chicago: Space To Grow

Facilities Net – Chicago Public Schools playgrounds receive boost with Space to Grow program

A group of people paddling together in a canoe on calm water, enjoying a day outdoors.

Openlands’ guide to paddling 

Getting Started To embark on your paddling adventure, gather essential gear: a suitable canoe or …

Block Club Chicago – Austin Elementary School debuts playground that protects against flooding

A group of people standing on a capitol staircase.

Wins in land protection help nature thrive for Illinoisans

After months of passing new laws and deciding how taxpayer money will be allocated, State …

CBS News Chicago – Second Space to Grow playground now available at west side elementary school

Outside the Loop Radio with Mike Stephan – Chicago’s Lakefront: Protected, Yet Precarious

CBS News CHICAGO – Chicago program develops school playgrounds that capture stormwater, prevent floods.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons (WBEZ) – Dreaming up playgrounds that promote learning, recreation and reduce flooding

Bob Dolgan – Chicago’s lakefront: Forever open, clear and free?

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons(WBEZ)- Conservationists push for stronger protections for Chicago’s lakefront

Chicago Sun-Times – Conservation group seeks better protection for city’s iconic lakefront

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