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What Exactly is a Wetland? Take a Tour of Eugene Field's and Find Out

 Enjoy a concert for the kids followed by a wetlands tour Tuesday night at Eugene Field Park.
Enjoy a concert for the kids followed by a wetlands tour Tuesday night at Eugene Field Park.
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ALBANY PARK — Illinois used to have vast amounts of wetlands, but then came civilization — farms, Chicago — and poof, 90 percent of the state's wetlands were drained and disappeared.

In 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers undertook a project to restore five acres of Eugene Field Park to its original marshy habitat, part of a bid to help alleviate flooding in the area.

Take a free guided walking tour of the park to view the results of those efforts, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave.

Come early and enjoy a free outdoor concert by the duo Gonza & Isa Cancion y Cuento. They'll be performing children's songs in Spanish from Mexico's beloved "Cri-Cri," the singing cricket, rumored to have inspired Walt Disney's Jiminy Cricket. The concert starts at 6 p.m., meet by the park's basketball courts.

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