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​park system for a healthy Chicago.

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Our Response to Building Construction in Humboldt Park

This fall, unauthorized construction began on a new building in Humboldt Park, as part of an expansion to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture. Click here for Executive Director Juanita Irizarry's December 14, 2022 letter to the Chicago Park District. Click here for reflections on the messiness of democracy.   

Photo Credit: Mina Bloom, Block Club Chicago

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TOP TEN PARKS TO VISIT DURING SOCIAL ISOLATION

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OUR UPDATES 

Groups Disappointed Illinois EPA Approved Permit for Army Corps of Engineers to Extend Dump on Southeast Side that Threatens Community and Lake Michigan with Toxic Materials

December 10, 2021

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FRIENDS OF THE PARKS STATEMENT REGARDING THE SUPREME COURT REJECTION OF PROTECT OUR PARKS’ PETITION TO STOP CONSTRUCTION OF OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
​IN JACKSON PARK

August 20, 2021

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