Every so often, Sallie Gordon, driving force behind the Growing Station Community Garden group in…
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Growing Station Community Garden in Pilsen focuses on water conservation
For the past two years, every April through September, 63 year-old Carlos Nunez, has been…
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Coyotes worry pet owners in Rogers Park
After Susan Pinto, 38, heard reports that neighbors and relatives had spotted coyotes close to…
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Weather is a never-ending story in Chicago
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/80954935″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Janice Klassen (over 60), Alice O’Connor (32), Joseph Robinson…
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Most Chicagoans brush off largest snowstorm of the year
Last week Chicagoland experienced the biggest snowstorm of the season, but most residents took the pelting in…
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Activists gather to raise climate awareness
In a week marked by the coldest night of the year and an evening of…
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Independent resale shop works for greener South Loop
As Mari Ann Weiss-Cater sat behind the desk in her resale shop Urban Remix Consignments, she…
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Coal power plants shuttered, ongoing health effects still unclear
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finished air monitoring around the now-closed Fisk and Crawford coal…