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Rand Ekman Wants To Change the Culture of Architecture

Rand Ekman Wants To Change the Culture of Architecture

The director of sustainability at Chicago’s Cannon Design believes energy efficiency— and carbon-neutral buildings—will define the future of architectural innovation.

This Woman Finds the Money for Chicago’s Green Energy Ideas

This Woman Finds the Money for Chicago’s Green Energy Ideas

Clean Energy Trust cofounder Amy Francetic is pushing to make Chicago a hub of clean energy innovation.

The 2013 Green Awards

The 2013 Green Awards

How To Turn a Vacant Building into an Urban Farm

How To Turn a Vacant Building into an Urban Farm

Emmanuel Pratt's Mycelia Project, an aquaponic farm in a former shoe factory, now distributes fish and fresh veggies from the South Side.

Why the Next Big Environmental Breakthrough Could Start in Chicago

Why the Next Big Environmental Breakthrough Could Start in Chicago

Six years after establishing a biodiesel lab in the city, Nancy Tuchman is launching Loyola’s new Institute of Environmental Sustainability.

How Greg Hall Will Make Michigan the Napa Valley of Cider

How Greg Hall Will Make Michigan the Napa Valley of Cider

The Goose Island brewing veteran uses local heirloom apples to produce his Virtue Cider. It's funky—in a good way.

20 Reasons Aleksandar Hemon Will Never Leave Chicago

20 Reasons Aleksandar Hemon Will Never Leave Chicago

In an excerpt from his new book (due out March 19), the Bosnian refugee turned literary star lists what he loves about his adopted hometown.

This Is What Spring Break Looks Like in Chicago

This Is What Spring Break Looks Like in Chicago

David Axelrod wins a wet T-shirt contest, skinny dippers leave Lake Michigan with a case of hypothermia, and the pranks just get out of control.

How This Highland Park Geek Became a ‘Game of Thrones’ Writer

How This Highland Park Geek Became a ‘Game of Thrones’ Writer

After growing up on Dungeons & Dragons and 1970s horror flicks, D.B. Weiss found a way to make a living recreating the worlds he loved as a kid.

What Chicago Can Learn From Three Other Urban River Walks

What Chicago Can Learn From Three Other Urban River Walks

Ideas for Rahm’s latest pet project—livening up the downtown riverfront.