By Alexander Laska The city of Chicago announced this week that renewable energy will power 100 percent of all of its government buildings by 2025, making the Windy City the country’s largest to make that pledge. That’s no small feat: With more than 900 city-owned buildings—including public schools and colleges, park district fieldhouses and buildings […]
By Alexander Laska The city of Chicago announced this week that renewable energy will power 100 percent of all of its government buildings by 2025, making the Windy City the country’s largest to make that pledge. That’s no small feat: With more than 900 city-owned buildings—including public schools and colleges, park district fieldhouses and buildings […]
Chicago—a city well known for its windy and snowy winters—is experiencing some unusually warm weather. For the first time in 146 years, there was no documented snow on the ground in January and February, according to the local National Weather Service. Chicago's about to do something its never done in 146 years of record keeping: […]
Chicago—the most bike-friendly city in the U.S.—might be building a floating, solar-powered bike path atop its eponymous river to help bicyclists navigate the waterway 24/7. A floating bike trail on the Chicago River? Here's what it could look like https://t.co/oQQlEsb4Y3 pic.twitter.com/fHLTe9RTqO — Block Club Chicago (@BlockClubCHI) November 1, 2016 DNAinfo Chicago reported that the “RiverRide” […]
Nearly 20 percent of the water fountains in Chicago parks tested positive for excess levels of lead in the water and have been shut down by the Chicago Park District. Hundreds of drinking fountains in Chicago parks have been shut off after testing revealed high levels of lead in the water.CBS Chicago Of the 1,891 […]
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