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  Drinking Water 1-2-3

  A new guidebook to understand and proactively address our region's drinking water needs

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  The Cost of Segregation

  What we pay in lost income, lost lives and lost potential

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  About MPC

  A look at how we, our donors, and our partners make an impact throughout the Chicago region, in a two-and-a-half minute video

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  New Year, New Faces

  Announcing the new members of MPC's Board of Governors, Executive Committee and Resource Board

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  Municipal Capacity

  A new outline for cultivating resources

Chicago River Day 2018: Beaubien Woods

May 12, 2018, 9 a.m. to Noon. CST
Beaubien Woods Boat Launch
950 E. 134th St. 
Chicago, IL 60827

Photo Courtesy of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Beaubien Woods Forest Preserve

Please join Friends of the Chicago River for its annual Chicago River Day 2018 on Saturday, May 12. This year, MPC and its partners will be located at Beaubien Woods on Chicago's Far South Side. 

Volunteers are needed to collect garbage on land and on the water. Click here for more info on this event.

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