It seems almost weekly that a new crop of cities is duking it out for the superlative title of "greenest" — and in the past decade, Chicago has stea...

From his bucolic farm on the south side of Naperville, Steve Tiwald can see the imprint of the country's "green movement" on the faces of eager patron...

For many city dwellers -- dependent as they are on flown-in supermarket produce or temporary farmers' markets -- fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables ...

If you live in Chicago, chances are you have been irritated by the city's lack of a decent recycling program. Some folks sneak across the street (int...

Mayor Daley has been saying for years that he wants to make Chicago the greenest city in the country, but his environmental record is decidedly mixed....

Chicago will get more than $27 million in Energy Efficient Conservation Block Grants as part of the federal stimulus program....

For years, Mayor Daley has been talking about making Chicago the "greenest city." Lately, in light of Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid, he's been talking ab...

Mayor Daley and his top aides--and by extension most aldermen--are big on the idea of making Chicago the greenest city in the country. In fact, some s...

If paying taxes makes you patriotic, Chicagoans should get a memorial built in their honor (or just add Harry Caray's face to Mount Rushmore).

On a one-acre vegetable farm in Chicago, a bearded, 6 foot, 3 inch-tall black man squats before a bed of green, leafy radishes. Unlike most produce, t...

Chicago ranked fifth among American cities for sales of new hybrid cars, according to a survey by Hybridcars.com and reported in the Sun-Times. Chica...

Within the next three years, one city will emerge as the center of America's clean tech and green business economy. Will it be Chicago?