Walk and Roll to School Day grant applications now open. Schools are invited to apply for funding to promote Walk and Roll to School Day Oct. 7. Walk and Roll to School is part of International Walk to School Day and celebrates children getting to school in safe and active ways. Each October, millions of children, parents, teachers and community leaders... »

Story by: Regan Crisp May 4, 2009 - Chicago homeowners have suffered greatly from the mortgage crisis. According to the Woodstock Institute, property foreclosures in Chicago increased by 85 percent between 2005 and 2007, and aren’t expected to peak until late 2009. Many of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the city are also receiving funding through Local Initiatives Support Coalition/Chicago’s... »