The east bank of the North Shore Channel has been stripped of foliage between Foster and Bryn Mawr avenues, to be replaced with native species. Neighbors say the project has laid bare “eyesores” on the opposite bank.
Army Corps of Engineers
Feb 10, 2020 |
Feb 7, 2020 |
Sen. Dick Durbin and Mayor Lori Lightfoot held a joint news conference Friday to call for federal funding to manage and protect the region’s vulnerable shoreline.
Jun 20, 2019 |
Lake Michigan water levels are expected to top the record for June, and there’s a chance they could surpass the all-time record set in 1986. We head to the lakefront, and speak with experts.
May 24, 2019 |
The head of the Army Corps of Engineers has sent Congress a $778 million plan to fortify an Illinois waterway with noisemakers, electric cables and other devices in the hope that they will prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
Sep 26, 2018 |
An effort that began two decades ago to restore the banks of the North Branch of the Chicago River in Horner Park is finally complete.
Dec 18, 2014 |
The Army Corps of Engineers moves ahead on its plan to control Asian carp and other invasive species.
Jun 18, 2014 |
The city and ecologists are close to finishing Chicago's newest park – an ecologically diverse habitat on what was once Meigs Field. We'll talk to two planners involved with Northerly Island's transformation.
