2015 Sustainable Chicago
“I want Chicago to be the greenest city in the world, and I am committed to fostering opportunities for Chicagoans to make sustainability a part of their lives and their experience in the city.” — Mayor Emanuel The City of Chicago is a leader of innovative environmental initiatives, and sustainability is a key focus of [...]
A Visitor’s Guide to Green Chicago
Chicago is one of the greenest cities in America. Experience one of the city’s many green attractions, visit a functioning green roof, learn what makes a hotel ‘green’, and discover how to help keep Chicago green with Explore Chicago’s simple visitor tips!
Honeybees & Beekeeping in Chicago
Our beekeeping neighbors have asked us to help get the facts out about honeybees. Chicago Beekeepers learned recently that in deference to the public’s fear of bees the Illinois Department of Agriculture is looking to rescind the city’s current beekeeping ordinance. “Wasps are much more likely to sting you than a honey bee is,” said Barbara Ryan, a [...]
Visit the Andersonville People Spot
Andersonville People Spot 5228 N. Clark St. Fact Sheet PDF version What The Andersonville People Spot is a small urban park created by replacing three on-street parking spaces with public seating, native plants, and bike parking. In keeping with Andersonville’s deep dedication to environmental sustainability, the Andersonville People Spot was created almost entirely with materials that were sustainably [...]
Parenting “green” babies
A Chicago group of mothers is learning how to raise their babies with the environment in mind. Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/green/Chicago-Moms-Raise-Green-Babies/148332955#ixzz1usoHZnl9
Electric Car charging stations coming to Chicago Airports
The Chicago City Council approved the proposal Thursday to expand the number of electric charging stations. O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport each will have six stations that can charge a vehicle in four to six hours and one station that can charge a vehicle in less than an hour. A concession agreement lets [...]
Uncommon Ground Named Greenest Restaurant In The Country
Congratulation to Uncommon Ground for being named “Greenest Restaurant in the Country”. On December 13th Mayor Emmanuel’s office, the Green Restaurant Association, and the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition celebrated with Uncommon Ground for implementing 116 environmental steps making them a 4 Star Certified Green Restaurant in 2011. Uncommon Ground is also the first certified organic [...]
New Lighting Standards in 2012
Beginning in 2012, common light bulbs sold in the U.S. will typically use about 25% to 80% less energy. Many bulbs meet these new standards, including incandescents, CFLs, and LEDs, and are already available for purchase today. The newer bulbs provide a wide range of choices in color and brightness, and many of them will [...]
Proposed Urban Agriculture City Ordinance Changes
Urban Agriculture FAQ City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Interested in growing food for sale in the City of Chicago? Thinking about starting a community garden? Proposed changes to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance would allow agricultural uses like community gardens and urban farms in many parts of the city. Below is a list of frequently asked questions regarding [...]
New Green Dominick’s
With the much anticipated grand opening of the new Dominick’s located at 5230 N. Lincoln drawing near (September 30th) we had the honor of being asked to attend their “Green Tour” that was presented on August 31st. The President of Dominick’s flew in from Los Angeles to welcome everyone and to explain the many ways in which our new Dominick’s is going [...]
Green Porous Alleys
Spring and Summer of 2010 saw the completion of Green Porous Alleys in certain locations in the 40th Ward. Every year Aldermen are alloted “menu” money or an allowance to be spent on the ward’s infrastructure. The below mentioned alleys were replaced with porous concrete due to major flooding of garages and yards.> The alleys that were addressed [...]
