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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act Seeks to Restore Equal Legal Footing for Disabled in Employment and other areas

September 30, 2008 – Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago applauds the passage of the ADA Amendments Act.  Access Living  is Chicago’s only center for cross-disability independent living. President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act into law on Thursday, September 25.  The law, which was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and by voice vote […]

Story by Nicki Pappaianou Sept. 30, 2008 – Angry parents expressed opposition to a plan that would allow open attendance to neighborhood kids at a classical school in the West Loop. Mark T. Skinner is a classical elementary school that grants selective acceptance to students based upon a rigorous test and application process.  However, plans […]

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Bicycles Boom as Economy Tanks

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Bicycles Boom as Economy Tanks

As America Implodes, The Bike Industry Booms notes Leander Kahne, in a blog for WIRED Gas prices and an growing engagement of consumers with sustainability, brought record crowds, 23,000 people and 750 exhibitors, to a recent bike trade show, says Kahne. There is interest in a new line of bikes, called e-bikes, too. These retail […]

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Chicago Bicycling Federation News Updates and More

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Chicago Bicycling Federation News Updates and More

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Brain ball, Eraseable Paper, Robots, and a Maglev Chair will Delight Visitors to NextFest 08

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Have a Green Weekend!

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Have a Green Weekend!

Sept. 26, 2008 – Chicagoans from Altgeld Gardens to the North Park Village Nature Center will participate in a national day of action for Green Jobs Now on Saturday, September 27, part of some 500 events with tens of thousands of people all over the country urging the government to invest in green jobs and […]

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CNT’s 30 Years of Sustainability

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The trend of "living green" is far from anything new. The Center for Neighborhood Technology helped pioneer that philosophy some 30 years ago. The Garfield Park-based non-profit organization continues to set the benchmark today. Through its initiatives in natural resources, energy, climate, and transportation and community development, CNT has given Chicago-area residents the resources needed […]

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