Here’s How to Join In
This website, the official It’s Our River Day website, lists all the events planned on the River Events Across Illinois page.
Communities and organizations generate interest locally while the It’s Our River Day website promotes all the events statewide.
- Designate a lead contact in your community or organization for It’s Our River Day.
- Determine your event — see the suggestions in this brochure for ideas. Your event should take place on the third Saturday in September.
- The community contact will need to provide event information to the Lt. Governor’s Office by printing, filling out and sending the Event and Contact Sheet below to the address at the bottom of the sheet, or contact our offices at (312) 814-6671 as soon as possible.
- Your event will be listed on the official It’s Our River Day website from information provided by the lead contact to the Lt. Governor‘s office in Step 3.
- Publicize your event locally.
- Get out and Celebrate It’s Our River Day!