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By Patty Wetli In the wake of last week’s blizzard, we heard countless stories of Chicagoans coming together as a community, helping out their fellow…
The Active Transportation Alliance — Chicagoland’s nonprofit biking, walking and transit advocacy organization — commends Gov. Pat Quinn and the Illinois Department of Transportation for…
The construction of a new playground in Grand Crossing Park on Chicago’s South Side is the site of the first community building project in a…
The Shedd Aquarium addressed the threat of a destructive Asian carp infestation last week by hosting a panel discussion with experts from the Midwest region. They discussed…
A new bill requiring public water suppliers to notify the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency before their water supply hits unsafe contaminant levels unanimously passed a…
For three years, Chicagoland residents have made a bold statement of concern about climate change by doing something quite simple — turning off their lights…
Nancy Buckley knows all too well the ill effects of bad air. In the past year, the 44-year-old has been hospitalized three times due to…