A Bad Week for Chicago’s Public Parks

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.”

Read more

Pet Wellness and Happiness R Us

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.

Read more

September 16, 2017 – Remaking Plans to Remake Jackson Park

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.

Read more

June 3, 2017 – Parks As Democracy

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?

Read more