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Local college and university representatives joined together recently at the Green Town Conference hosted by Columbia College Chicago to discuss making school campuses more sustainable. The session, called “Greening the Campus: How Educational Institutions Combat Climate Change,” served as a forum for local colleges to compare notes and brainstorm new ideas. Campuses represented at...
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Terry Clark has lived at the Prairie Shores apartment complex in Bronzeville for 43 years. For the last couple of weeks though, his allergies have flared up, making it difficult for him to breathe, and causing headaches, and a runny nose. Clark attributes the flare-up to the trees and shrubs being dug up at...
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Gary Grossinger walked out of the Aug. 20 Chicago Plan Commission meeting grinning ear-to-ear. The commission had just approved a developer’s plan for a 15-story building on the site of Grossinger’s auto dealership at 1233-41 N. Wells St. “I really want the sale of the property to happen,” he said. The site became a...
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By Deborah Alexander of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Residents of four New Communities Program (NCP) neighborhoods completed training for entry-level, green-collar jobs earlier this summer under a pilot program launched at the Local Economic Employment Development (LEED) Council. The 27 residents, referred by NCP lead agencies Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Greater Auburn-Gresham Development...
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By Patrick Barry of LISC Chicago July 6, 2009 – Remember Sunday Parkways, that experiment last fall that closed down Chicago boulevards to cars and opened them up to thousands of cyclists, pedestrians and skaters? It’s back. Renamed Open Streets, it will take place this year on Saturday, August 1, across 7.5 miles of...
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June 24, 2009 – Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agricultures (CSA) have become a popular way for consumers to buy fresh produce and support local farmers. In this video, the owners of Engagee1, Rick and Deadra Montgomery, explain why they are bringing a CSA to Chicago’s South Side. Business leaders offer CSA...
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By Curtis Black of Community Media Workshop June 18, 2009 – Englewood residents and food justice activists will celebrate “the death of a food desert” when a new food market featuring local and organic produce opens for a community dinner and fundraiser Friday. Graffiti and Grub, a project of urban farm pioneer LaDonna Redmond...
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By Eric Rehm June 10, 2009 – The Colby Gallery at 1626 W. 18 St. has student art projects displayed in June that could improve the quality of life in Pilsen. The Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization (PERRO) gave fellowships to four local students to help raise awareness of environmental issues in Pilsen....
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By Samantha Buchholz June 3, 2009 – A condominium development in Wicker Park might soon be Chicago’s first residential property to receive a top green ranking by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit that promotes green technology in building construction. According to USGBC, 110 commercial building’s in Illinois meet the energy efficiency criteria...
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Feb. 10, 2009 – This is an update of our previous story, New Smart Card Program Aims to Reduce Dependence on Cars, Save Commuters Cash CTA and I-GO Car Sharing have collaborated to create the new Chicago Card Plus/I-GO Card, which can be used to access CTA buses and trains, Pace buses and I-GO’s...
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