You can apply now for one of ComEd’s three competitive grant programs – Green Region, Powering Safe Communities and Powering the Arts –...

The sharp spikes in water costs have hit poor families the hardest. For many residents, water bills skyrocketed faster than they could...

Image courtesy of the National League of Cities Park Forest began its explicit work to advance racial equity in 2016 when Park Forest...

In addition to who will sit in the governor’s mansion or in Congress, voters in the south and southwest suburbs will weigh in on issues...

• Are you pregnant, or do you have children under the age of 6? • Do you live in Blue Island, Calumet City, Calumet Park,  Dolton,...

Cook County plans to close and redevelop the sprawling campus as it looks to cut costs and modernize health care services. The former...

For more information or to apply, click here, and then click Advocacy, Direct Service, Professional Education and Training, or Research....

Deliver a range of transportation and mobility options in the community through permanent or temporary solutions that increase...

Image courtesy of the Hazel Crest Park District The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for grants...

Image courtesy of the Village of Homewood In a new comic-strip ad campaign, Homewood, Illinois, bills itself as a hip, diverse, urban...

here to locate a collection site, find information about hosting a collection site, or to download posters, handouts and other materials...

Smart Growth America has announced the tenth annual award for achievement in the writing and implementation of form-based codes. Thanks...

Through Meet Me at the Park, NRPA in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company understand the need to improve access to outdoor play....

Kids play at a May 2017 Orland Park farmers market/Image via Facebook The Southland, it seems, never gets a fair shake in lists that rank...

L to R,Simon Mall representatives Erin Grandys, Cathy Mein, and Nadia Seniuta pose with Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and Clayton...

Image courtesy of the Illinois Farmers Market Association Local Foods, Local Places Background Local Foods, Local Places helps...

Photo by Patrick Pyszka Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday added a dozen suburban mayors to his ongoing appeal to state lawmakers to...

Image courtesy of the Ford Heights Park District George “Kirby” Green remembers that as a kid growing up in Ford Heights, Excell Walker...

here for the flyer in English, or here for Spanish. A related story is here in the Tribune/Daily Southtown.

Vann said he now proudly makes his own coffee and enjoys the “peace and quiet” of having his own place. Vann presented his success story...