In the news 

Recent publications featuring Friends of the Parks: 

• Chicago Tribune: Residents fight Army Corps plan to expand sludge tank at the mouth of the Calumet River instead of building a park - 3/24/2021​
• Chicago Tribune: Fiercely proud of their home, residents of the Southeast Side — long a toxic dumping ground — are rising up against polluters - 3/24/2021
• Chicago Tribune Letter: We invite EPA chief to see the battles we are fighting in Chicago for environmental justice - 2/9/2021

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News releases 

Recent press statements by Friends of the Parks: 

• Press Release: Friends of the Parks' Statement on DuSable Park and Recognition for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable and his wife, Kitihawa - 6/23/2021
• ​Media Advisory:  Friends of the Parks’ 37th  Annual Earth Day Parks & Preserves Celebration & Clean Up - 4/21/2021
• ​Letter: Invitation to EPA Administrator Michael Regan to visit Chicago's Environmental Justice Communities - 2/5/2021

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Newsletters

• Summer / Fall Newsletter 2018
• Spring Newsletter 2018
• Fall Newsletter 2017
• Summer Newsletter 2017
• Winter/ Spring Newsletter 2017
• Fall Newsletter 2016

For media inquiries, contact:

Abigail Johnston
​Policy and Communications Associate & ExAssistant to the ExDir 
johnstona@fotp.org
Phone: 312-857-2757 ext. 4