Margaret Frisbie

Executive Director, Friends of the Chicago River

Kayakers manuever to avoid Chicago River tour boats. An explosion of river traffic in recent summers is causing safety concerns. | Mark Brown/Sun-Times

Chicago's waterways will be cleaner under a little-noticed new permit system

It’s a major development in a decades-long process to improve water quality in our Chicago River system and have a positive impact for people and wildlife.

By Margaret Frisbie