Turn your jack-o’-lantern into compost, not harmful methane gas
Catch a “pumpkin-smashing” event this weekend and add your squash to a compost pile to help the environment.
Lynnea Domienik
Producer, Reset
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What forms of self-defense are protected under law?
And are victims of abuse who fight back given harsher punishment?
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SCOTUS could decide fate of affirmative action
Justices heard arguments Monday on affirmative action. The conservative-majority court could outlaw race-conscious admissions decisions.
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What if every Chicagoan could get their produce from a local urban farm?
Advocates say more urban farms and community gardens would help Chicago become less reliant on produce from faraway places.
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Whole Foods is leaving Englewood. So what’s next?
After six years at 63rd and Halsted, the grocery store will close on November 13. It’s still unclear when another grocer will move into the space.
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Can urban farming make our food system better?
There are 890 gardens and farms on vacant lots, rooftops and school grounds throughout Chicago.
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Nation’s first public housing museum breaks ground in Chicago
Permanent exhibitions will include an Everyday Objects Gallery and a music room highlighting the work of public housing residents.
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How Illinois farmers are fighting climate change
Farmers in Illinois are adopting strategies like no-till, crop cover, and installing constructed wetlands to reduce carbon emissions and water pollution.
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Don’t miss these three art centers on your Open House Chicago tour
From printmaking to a once-shuttered auditorium space, Chicago’s got it all.
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Take a peek into some of Chicago’s storied buildings
Places that are usually off limits to the public are opening their doors this weekend — for free.
