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Category Archives: history
Sustainability Studies Professor Brad Hunt Publishes New Book, “Planning Chicago”
Sustainability Studies faculty member D. Bradford Hunt has just published a new book entitled Planning Chicago, co-authored with Jon B. DeVries, head of Roosevelt’s Real Estate Program, and published by the American Planning Association. Planning Chicago traces the work of … Continue reading
Posted in faculty, history, humanities, planning, policy, publications, research, Roosevelt
Steel and Community in Chicago: Exit Zero Film, Exhibit, Discussion at the Field Museum Saturday (Apr 13)
Exit Zero is a documentary film that tells a personal story of the lasting social and environmental impacts of “deindustrialization” in Southeast Chicago. Interweaving home movies, found footage, and first-person narrative, the film traces the stories of multiple generations of … Continue reading
Posted in activities, community, economics, events, exhibits, history, pollution, social justice, waste
“Northern Illinois Coal Mining 1850s-1974″ — Tomorrow at Midewin
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading
Posted in activities, conservation, energy, events, history, humanities, parks and public land, presentations, social justice
“Reptiles at Midewin” — Tomorrow at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading
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“Reptiles at Midewin” — Next Week at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading
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“Peacock Prairie: A Photographic Journey” — tomorrow at Midewin
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading
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“Peacock Prairie: A Photographic Journey” — next week at Midewin
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading
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Urban Archeology: Unearthing a City’s Cultural Past
Yesterday, the Curious City program on WBEZ public radio in Chicago aired this story about urban archeology and construction sites in the city. In the ongoing transformation of urban landscapes, it’s important not just to minimize the environmental impacts of said … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, conservation, history, news
“Everglades of the North” (documentary film about the Great Kankakee Marsh) tomorrow at Midewin
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading
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Winter Lecture Series at Midewin
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading
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