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Posted inCity Life

A fashion show, a paczki, and thou

by Salem Collo-Julin February 12, 2021August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator

Posted inMusic

What happens to the trash at Pitchfork?

by Dave Cantor July 16, 2019August 18, 2021

And how does the festival stack up against its peers on the sustainability front?

Posted inBlogs

Archive dive: How recycling got its start in Chicago

by Brianna Wellen January 7, 2019August 18, 2021

Ben Joravsky with the scoop on the political struggle to bring recycling to the city.

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago’s dismal recycling rate punctures any sense of civic pride

by Kate Schmidt December 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Less than 10 percent of the city’s waste is diverted from landfills, while the nationwide average is 35 percent.

Posted inBlogs

Barack, Michelle Obama return to Chicago for the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit, and other news

by Kate Shepherd November 1, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Prince Harry and Michelle Obama surprise south-side students.

Posted inBlogs

The truth about what happens when you recycle the wrong stuff in Chicago

by Maya Dukmasova July 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Claims about truckloads of recyclables ending up in landfills have been misleading.

Posted inBlogs

Around 500 O’Hare workers will strike next Tuesday, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 22, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has named a new chief of staff.

Posted inBlogs

Rauner calls the spring legislative session a ‘stunning failure,’ and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 2, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a lot of Chicago recycling is probably going to the landfill.

Posted inBlogs

The politics behind Chicago’s garbage bins

by Mick Dumke June 27, 2014August 18, 2021

The City Council passed a new fee on Dumpsters—without knowing who’s going to pay, who’s going to profit, and whose idea it was.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago moves to ban plastic shopping bags—if Rahm’s willing

by Mick Dumke June 12, 2013August 19, 2021

As aldermen push their own environmental plans, will Mayor Emanuel really stand on the sideline?

Kathy Cummings
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The city’s other weed problem

by Deanna Isaacs June 3, 2013August 19, 2021

Environmentalist Kathy Cummings files suit after being busted under the city’s lucrative weed ordinance.

Not Mike Miner's actual doorstep
Posted inColumns & Opinion

A Reader columnist goes RedPlum crazy

by Michael Miner May 30, 2013August 19, 2021

A Reader columnist goes RedPlum crazy.

Posted inBlogs

Revisiting working hard and playing hard, but not “work hard, play hard”

by Steve Bogira September 27, 2012August 19, 2021

For Recycling Week, photo editor Andrea Bauer’s essay from July merits rereading

Posted inBlogs

All week long, revisiting old Bleader writing

by Tal Rosenberg September 24, 2012August 19, 2021

This week’s Variations on a Theme: recycling. Also, Kevin Warwick’s “Death by smartphone: the Pitchfork edition”

Posted inBlogs

The mayor’s first year: moving forward, over and over again

by Mick Dumke May 16, 2012August 19, 2021

Rahm Emanuel’s first year in office looks a lot like Mayor Daley’s first year in office

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