THE GREATER GOOD / TODAY
Original stories about people making life better, with context, transparent sources, and the dates to check.
Citizens for Conservation is turning a former 232-acre horse farm into Hill 'N Dale Nature Preserve, restoring prairie and wetlands with volunteer work, prescribed fire and a major clean-energy grant.
REACTIONThe horses moved out; the native plants are absolutely trotting in.
Artists and refugee and immigrant storytellers are sharing personal identity and belonging through a new Chicago exhibition organized with community partners.
REACTIONTurns out listening is still a pretty good civic technology.
A Great Lakes Now report follows restoration at Detroit’s Ford House shoreline, reconnecting the historic landscape with Jens Jensen’s ecological design ideas.
REACTIONA century-old landscape plan just got a very welcome remix.
WTTW’s dated guide maps neighborhood street festivals, art shows, outdoor concerts and cultural celebrations across Chicago and its suburbs.
REACTIONA civic calendar with better vibes and fewer committee meetings.
Chicago’s transit board approved $9 million in pilots placing crisis teams and violence-intervention specialists on several rail lines, alongside renewed outreach for riders needing shelter or health care.
REACTIONThe people-helping-people train is finally pulling into the station.