edited by Nora O’Donnell & Cassie Walker

They aren’t outsiders, they’re insiders, with ideas so big that they couldn’t help but shake up the system. With your nominations in hand, we found our 2010 class of honorees—five people making changes that reverberate within the Chicago school system, the restaurant world, the streets of South Chicago, the conservation community, and the farm-to-table movement

ECO-BASH: Cosponsored by the John G. Shedd Aquarium, the 2010 Green Awards will be presented in April at the Shedd.

Documentary by Suree Towfighnia/Prairie Dust Films