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Recently, several industry magazines highlighted the new partnership between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and Sloan Valve Company.

The McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum is much more thanÌýa historical landmark...it's also a unique space for pop-up shops like Give A Shirt, which recently raised $7,000 to benefit StreetWise vendors.Ìý

This weekÌýthe Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) and Sloan Valve Company launchedÌýa new pilot program that could save 585,000 gallons of water annually, through new hybrid urinals installed at MWRD's headquarters. ÌýMariyana Spyropoulos, MWRD president, challenged local governments to match the MWRD and install hybrid urinals of their own to further conserve water and reduce inputs to TARP and, ultimately,Ìýthe river.

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Next year, Chicago will get itsÌýchance to shine when the city hostsÌýa global mayors’ forum on urban waterfront redevelopment.

Do you know where the Chicago River starts and ends? ÌýThe answers just might surprise you!

Our native seeding and habitat restoration efforts are making a difference. This recent feature in theÌýChicago TribuneÌýexplains how.

The days may be shorter now, but fall is a fine time to explore the newly renovated Riverwalk. Check out this video of Opening Day festivities and head on over.

This year has seen incredible contributions to the river system, and weÌýrecently had the honor of naming our 2016 River Commitment Award winners.

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On Thursday, November 3 µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï, the only organization solely dedicated to improving and protecting the Chicago River, released a statement suggesting that there were many ways to celebrate the Cubs’ victory but they would not like to see dyeing the river among them.

Yesterday, this river-edge forest preserve site gained its 1,000th shrub, giving us plenty to celebrate.