Chicago Finds a Way to Improve...

May 16, 2019 by

Other cities have combined books and subsidized housing, but the outgoing mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has embraced the concept with three striking new projects.

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I Used to Preach the Gospel of...

Feb 5, 2019 by

Policy makers need to question their assumptions about what makes a good school.

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Community Colleges Are the Nex...

Sep 5, 2017 by

Community Colleges Are the Next Frontier for Bold Architecture

[Translate] With major architecture firms getting involved, these formerly neglected institutions are having a design renaissance—and...

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Soon We’ll Be Able to Swim in ...

Aug 16, 2017 by

[Translate] Dana Davidsen   THEDIRT.ASLA.ORG Chicago River / Pinterest Take a dip in the Chicago River? Those familiar with its...

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CHICAGO JUST POSTED ALL THE CL...

May 10, 2017 by

CHICAGO JUST POSTED ALL THE CLIMATE DATA DELETED BY TRUMP’S EPA

[Translate] Grist staff Daniel X. O’Neil The EPA’s climate change webpage was taken down for revisions last month to “reflect...

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CITIES ALL OVER THE U.S. ARE P...

May 8, 2017 by

CITIES ALL OVER THE U.S. ARE PLEDGING TO GO 100% RENEWABLES

[Translate] Briefly Stuff that matters pledge drive Shutterstock GRIST On Monday, Atlanta lawmakers voted unanimously to power the...

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EAST CHICAGO LEAD CRISIS HIGHL...

Apr 3, 2017 by

[Translate] Nexus Media Stories from Nexus Media “I thought we had regulations in place to protect us from pollution like this.” East...

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Mothers fighting Chicago gun v...

Aug 29, 2016 by

Mothers fighting Chicago gun violence one block at a time

[Translate] By Sher Watts Spooner  DAILY KOS Tamar Manasseh started a mothers’ community group to combat gun violence in...

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IT’S TIME FOR THESE TWO ...

Apr 3, 2016 by

IT’S TIME FOR THESE TWO DEMOCRATS TO GO

[Translate]  Left: Rahm Emanuel (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images). Right: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty...

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THE CHICAGO BUNGALOW

Jul 28, 2015 by

THE CHICAGO BUNGALOW

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture In the early part of the 20th Century, the United States experienced a surge...

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SEVERE WEATHER HITS MIDWEST, S...

Jun 23, 2015 by

SEVERE WEATHER HITS MIDWEST, SPAWNING AT LEAST 1 TORNADO

[Translate] HUFFINGTON POST CHICAGO (AP) — At least seven people were injured as severe thunderstorms that swept across northern...

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An Exciting Democracy Movement...

Feb 19, 2015 by

An Exciting Democracy Movement Arises in Chicago

[Translate] Activism “Reclaim Chicago” has a bold progressive plan to reclaim the Windy City from the one percent. By Jim...

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