FOTP in the News
Press Releases
Press Releases
Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is calling on Related Midwest, the City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois to commit $50 million (about .05% of the total development cost) for park benefits and protections as part of the proposed $9 billion redevelopment of the former U.S. Steel South Works site at 8080 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
A press release from the Mayor’s Office on the Calumet Confined Disposal Facility and future park plans.
Friends of the Parks, the Environmental Law & Policy Center, and the Alliance of the Southeast join city and community leaders; Carlos Ramirez-Rosa from Chicago Park District; Angela Tovar, Chicago’s Department of the Environment; Ald. Peter Chico (10th Ward); and Stacie Johnson, First Lady of Chicago, to unveil the future Park #608, a major step towards transforming Chicago’s only lakefront landfill into public parkland.
The following statement has been released by Friends of the Parks (FOTP) in response to ICE agents posing in front of The Bean (Cloud Gate) in Millennium Park.
FOTP is calling on Related Midwest, the City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois to commit to four key benefits for the Southeast Side community and its parks as part of the $9 billion redevelopment of the historic South Works Site on Chicago’s Southeast Side at 8080 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
November 14, 2025
A Victory for Environmental Justice – and a Promise for the Future
Friends of the Parks (FOTP), Alliance for the Southeast (ASE), the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), community members, and allies recently celebrated a major win: stopping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from expanding a toxic landfill on Chicago’s lakefront. This victory brings us closer to realizing a long-promised park for the Southeast Side community.