May 1: EDA’s ‘Sizing up our Region’s Green Economy’ summit
Sizing up our Region’s Green Economy May 1, 2017 Registration and Coffee – 9 a.m. Program – 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Chicago State...
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Mar 24, 2017
New plan released to help reduce flooding in the Calumet Corridor
The Calumet Corridor planning process was funded by the Cook County Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)...
Mar 13, 2017
Sun Times Editorial: Keep that upstream swim going for a cleaner Chicago River
Reggie Greenwood right before plunging into the Cal-Sag Channel at a celebrity plungers event in August 2016 that raised nearly $18k for...
Mar 10, 2017
Midewin, Route 66 features in PBS travel show
Bison at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie — and possibly its popular bison — will be the subject...
Mar 9, 2017
Funding opportunity: Federal Recreational Trails Program
Greenways Trails Council Moraine Hills. Image courtesy if the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Illinois DNR cannot award...
Mar 9, 2017
Funding opportunity: Climate & Cultural Resilience Grants
Projects may be at the building or neighborhood scale and can range from planning to implementation. Examples of projects from other...
Feb 13, 2017
Wells Fargo and NFWF announce Resilient Communities grant program
The program places special emphasis on inclusion and helping traditionally underserved, low- and moderate-income communities build...
Feb 13, 2017
Will County hopes to expand electronic recycling
The county board is expected to approve a one-year contract with A-Team Recyclers, LLC, of Joliet, the sole bidder for the recycling...
Feb 1, 2017
Solar in Your Community Challenge and funding opportunity
The Solar in Your Community Challenge is a $5 million contest to support innovative and replicable community-based solar business models...
Jan 31, 2017
Funding opportunity: 2017 ComEd/Openlands Green Region Program
Photo credit: Brandon Hayes Openlands partners with ComEd to administer the ComEd Green Region Program. Recognizing that open space in...
Jan 26, 2017
Experts seek ways to protect environment from rising road salt runoff
But sodium chloride’s safety benefits can obscure what scientists say are widespread and troubling environmental costs. After melting...
Jan 6, 2017
Orland Park to study propane use in police vehicles
Pending approval by the Village Board, the village would negotiate a contract with Schaumburg company, Alternative Fuel Supply LLC, to...
Dec 16, 2016
Blue Island and Midlothian are among 7 NFWF grant recipients
On Dec. 16, 2016 Chi-Cal Rivers Fund partners announced seven projects selected to receive $1.3 million in grant funding that will...
Dec 12, 2016
Midewin offers live bison viewing via webcam
A high-definition camera, installed 25 feet above the ground, covers areas where the bison have been known to graze. It is connected to...
Nov 28, 2016
Community Resilience Building Workshop guide and support materials are now available
This workshop process—developed through The Nature Conservancy’s Coastal Resilience network (coastalresilience.org)—fosters collaboration...
Nov 9, 2016
Energy efficiency grant applications due next week
Dear Mayor and Manager, The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is offering the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Program to provide funding and...
