How one of the nation’s first microgrids powers IIT in Bronzeville
The Illinois Institute of Technology is practicing what it preaches with a state-of-the-art microgrid that powers and protects the campus.
Lynnea Domienik
Producer, Reset
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Seeking environmental justice on Chicago’s South Side
Some neighborhoods on the South Side have long had pollution from heavy industries operating nearby. Reset takes stock of the problem.
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Ways you can manage SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
Seasonal Affective Disorder affects millions, but experts believe many more experience seasonal depression without realizing it.
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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.
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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.
