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A Bad Week for Chicago’s Public Parks

August 21, 2021August 24, 2021 Mike Nowak Amazon delivery lockers, Barack Obama Presidential Center, Calumet River CDF, Chicago Park District, designing with tropical plants, Friends of the Parks, Garden Rant, Juanita Irizarry, Marianne Willburn, municipal transparency, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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It was a bad week for the Chicago Park District and transparency in government. Juanita Irizarry, executive director of Friends of the Parks, reports on several pressing issues that affect the future of Chicago’s Parks. Marianne Willburn talks about her new book, “Tropical Plants and How to Love Them.”

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Pet Wellness and Happiness R Us

November 7, 2020November 11, 2020 Mike Nowak Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago Alliance for Animals, Chicago City Council, Confined Disposal Facility, Friends of the Parks, Jodie Wiederkerh, Juanita Irizarry, Peggy Malecki, pet wellness, puppy mills, Steve Dale, Steve Dale’s Pet World, The Mike Nowak Show

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Renowned pet expert Steve Dale joins Mike and Peggy to talk about pet wellness issues. Jodie Wiederkehr from Chicago Alliance for Animals joins the conversation when it turns to inhumane puppy mills. Juanita Irizarry returns to the show to talk about the efforts of Friends of the Parks to stop a proposed Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) from being expanded at the mouth of the Calumet River.

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September 16, 2017 – Remaking Plans to Remake Jackson Park

September 15, 2017September 28, 2017 Mike Nowak Chicago south side, community benefit agreement, environment, Friends of the Parks, gardening, Jackson Park, Juanita Irizarry, Obama Library, Rahm Emanuel, The Mike Nowak Show, transparency

Friends of the Parks Executive Director Juanita Irizarry returns to the show to discuss the latest developments surrounding the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park.

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June 3, 2017 – Parks As Democracy

June 2, 2017June 7, 2017 Mike Nowak Barack Obama Presidential Library, Chicago lakefront, democracy, environment, Friends of the Parks, gardening, Jackson Park, Juanita Irizarry, Lucas museum, Rahm Emanuel, The Mike Nowak Show

Friends of the Parks Executive Director Juanita Irizarry discusses issues like the Obama Library, plans to create a PGA-calibre golf course on Chicago’s south side, and the upcoming conference, Parks as Democracy?