Chicago's electricity deal booted coal, a big deal to be sure, but it isn't bullish on wind and solar. Some analysts think the deal could do more to promote renewable energy and provide economic benefits in the process.
Long before the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were identified, some early news reports insinuated that Muslims were responsible. That has prompted one Chicago-area Islamic leader’s call for more Muslims to get involved with shaping media coverage.
In response to so many condolences from folks in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and so many other places in the world where what happened in Boston is not extraordinary.
Chicago’s new Grid Garbage Transition marks a dramatic change for city refuse collection. Its workings were left largely unchanged in the past 100 years.