$10 billion power grid upgrade will help boost renewable energy in central Illinois
Midwest grid operators approved upgrades this week that will help Illinois achieve its energy goals, advocates say.
Lynnea Domienik
Producer, Reset
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Chicago Innovators: Two Chicago hospitals are among nation’s top 20
The two hospitals are also listed as top facilities in Illinois.
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Many millennials stay put in their hometowns
A new study found that three-quarters of people who grew up in the Chicago area stayed close by.
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In ‘The Funnel,’ poetry and sensuality act as a portal to ancestors
The new short film explores love and ancestral power shared across generations of Black women facing housing injustice in Chicago.
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What’s behind record-setting temperatures across the globe?
A devastating heat wave is rolling through Europe, leading to fires and deaths linked to extreme temperatures.
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Chicago Innovators: Bridging the funding gap for community-based real estate projects
One Chicago group is on a mission to unlock capital for transformative projects in the city’s historically underserved communities.
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Chicago groups receive first round of anti-violence federal funds
The funds are part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s pledge to spend $250 million in federal COVID relief money on Illinois’ gun violence crisis.
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Is Gov. Pritzker laying the groundwork for a presidential bid?
The Illinois governor has been making appearances as a keynote speaker at Democratic events in New Hampshire and Florida.
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Lessons from Chicago’s deadly heat wave, 27 years later
In 1995, a heat wave killed more than 700 Chicagoans. Today, many people around the city are still vulnerable to extreme heat.
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Efforts to counter warming temperatures, microplastics in Lake Michigan
From Plastic Free July to a nano-tech coated sponge, scientists in the Chicago area are working hard to fight climate change and waste.
