At first glance, seeing him sip a Stella Artois at a bar in the Loop,…
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O’Brien: Keeping Lake Michigan Clean?
By Curtis Black, Newstips Editor “It’s my job to clean up our water and keep…
Green, Organic Approach and Rooftop Farm Sets Uncommon Ground Apart
With two restaurants located in the city, Uncommon Ground’s unique focus on fresh and organic…
Somali Finds Refuge in Albany Park English Class
Yasmin Mohamed, a Somali refugee living in Chicago, endured one of the globe’s greatest humanitarian…
Local Student’s Green Life Gets Her to Sundance
Brittany Frandsen, a 20-year-old film student at Columbia College Chicago, is on her way to…
A Journey of Immigration and Education from Bosnia to Chicago
Naida* remembers as a child reading a textbook her mother copiously hand duplicated word for…
New Eco-Friendly North Lawndale School: From Power Plant to Educational Power House
The massive brick building at 931 S. Homan Ave. once housed a power plant to…
Protesters March on Federal Plaza, Push For Alternative Energy and Climate Justice
About 100 activists gathered at Federal Plaza on Monday to protest carbon trading and promote…