Business
Riverbank Restoration
Alexandra Silets | September 10, 2013, 10:00 am
North Side residents are battling a plan to clear-cut 14 acres of trees along the Chicago River from Irving Park Road to Montrose Avenue. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Chicago Park District say the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration plan will restore the riverbank by Horner Park. But opponents want the native old-growth trees left alone for the $6.5 million project. Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th) and Ald. Deb Mell (33rd) join us to discuss the issue.
