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Feeling like you are far from green living because you live in Chicago? In Chicago, you can often expect the unexpected, and find it right where you least expect it. At the corner of State and Madison, for example, the origin point of Chicago’s grid system street address system, sits the Metropolis Condominium (8...
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Story by Leo Moskal As Welles Park in the Lincoln Square neighborhood creeps towards its 100-year anniversary, a group of local residents want to restructure the park’s playground. The Friends of Welles Park Play Lot is raising money for the rejuvenation project and hopes to have the necessary funds by the end of the...
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On Oct. 14, 2008, Rahm Emanuel (D-5, IL) who is the model for Bradley Whitford‘s character Josh Lyman, in The West Wing TV series, sheepishly acknowledged that he was an unlikely person to introduce T. Boone Pickens. But for Emmanuel, the “game changer” is natural gas. T. Boone Pickens waits to be introduced by...
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Oct. 5, 2008 Story by John Lendman ST. LOUIS – Energy and climate change prompted a heated discussion between vice presidential nominees Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) and Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) as the candidates took the stage for the first and only debate Thursday night. Palin was questioned whether she believed global warming could...
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Sept. 8, 2008 — A longtime Edgewater resident who wants to turn his home into an environmentally-friendly, multi-use building won approval from the Chicago City Council‘s Zoning Committee on Aug. 26. The proposal, if it wins approval by the full council, paves the way for Frank Pressel to convert his 2-story, single-family home in...
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by Elisa Tavares Bell Sept. 4, 2008 – Ald. Rey Colon (35th) and other local leaders want Chicago cyclists and pedestrians to fill several major West Side boulevards in October to promote active lifestyles and community interaction. “We already know that telling people to eat less and exercise more is not enough,” Colon said...
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Submitted on Wed, 06/13/2007 – 09:26. Story by Keri Lynch It’s easy being green – at least that’s what a recent event announcement proclaimed. With environmental issues at the forefront, many Chicagoans are wondering what they can do to reduce global warming and live more sustainably. A June 7 event, part of an Illinois...
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Submitted on Fri, 02/23/2007 – 23:48. It’s not every day that legislators readily agree on new environmental legislation. But it happened with the Green Governments Illinois Act, a program that could save taxpayers money as public facilities embrace more sustainable practices. Senate Bill 46 was introduced by State Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) on...
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