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• GOOD Blog

  

  The Making of Chicago's New 30-foot Eyeball

  Chicago got yet another great piece of public art today. This one is a 30-foot fiberglass eyeball by Tony Tasset. The Chicago Tribune has a...

  by Andrew Price

• Design

  

  Studio Gang: A Chicago Innovator Preview

  Studio Gang is an architecture firm whose work incorporates the environment and their surroundings in interesting and unexpected ways.

  by MacKenzie Fegan

• Lifestyle

  

  Edible Dictionary: Chicago, the City Named for Ramps

  What the smell of spring has to do with a wild plant that inspired the name of the Midwest's largest city.

  by Peter Smith

• Environment

  

  Current Trajectory from COP15: Chicago Turns into Texas

  So far, our paltry COP15 emissions targets would lock in a much warmer world, and a much-changed United States. It's finally here. "The most...

  by Ben Jervey

• Education

  

  Chicago Dean's Sexy Essay Spooks Applicants

  Something everyone in college or beyond can agree on is that filling out applications (not to mention waiting to hear back) is torturous. Will...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan

• Cities

  

  Chicago Housing Project's Demolition in Stop-motion

  Back in 2008, GOOD dedicated a long feature to Chicago's problematic Cabrini-Green housing project. The project's 660 W. Division building just...

  by Andrew Price

• News

  

  Urban Art Scavenger Hunts in Chicago

  Known for staging routine "art scavenger hunts," Patrick Skoff has practically made a career out of giving away this work.

  by Rebecca Rigal

• Education

  

  Chicago Group Challenges Mayoral Control of Schools

  If he wins the Chicago mayoral race, will Rahm Emanuel agree to give up control of the city's schools?

  by Liz Dwyer

• Education

  

  Chicago's Snowpocalypse: Bad News for Hungry Kids

  Everybody loves a snow day—unless you come from a low-income background and qualify to receive free breakfast and lunch at school.

  by Liz Dwyer

• Education

  

  Merging College and Career Prep on Chicago's West Side

  There's no difference between the college track and the career track at Chicago's Austin Polytechnical Academy high school.

  by Liz Dwyer

• News

  

  Chicago Will Auction Off Naming Rights to Rail Lines and Stations

  Chicago's public transit system may soon have a "FedEx Red Line" or a "Walmart 51st Street station."

  by Andrew Price

• Education

  

  Geoffrey Canada to Headline Chicago Education Summit

  Can Geoffrey Canada's education-reform blueprint transform public school in Chicago?

  by Liz Dwyer

• Environment

  

  "Chicago Six" Take Two Windy City Coal Plants

  Direct action against polluters seems to be gaining momentum.

  by Ben Jervey

• Education

  

  Chicago Sixth Graders Are Composing Groupon Deals

  The deal site partnered up with students working with writing nonprofit 826CHI.

  by Liz Dwyer

• Design

  

  A Former Chicago Meatpacking Plant Becomes a Self-Sustaining Vertical Farm

  Once dedicated to producing red meat for the masses, the building will become a zero-waste producer of more sustainable foods.

  by Julie Ma

• Education

  

  Rahm Emanuel Releases Reform Agenda for Chicago Public Schools

  Rahm Emanuel wants to be Chicago's next mayor, but his critics say his recently revealed education agenda isn't what the city needs.

  by Liz Dwyer

• Education

  

  Rahm Emanuel Slammed by Chicago High School Students

  Chicago's mayoral race front-runner claims the city's highest performing schools are charters. A group of students says he didn't do his homework.

  by Liz Dwyer

• Education

  

  Video: Chicago Teachers Surprise Students with "Thriller" Flash Mob

  The South Side charter school's staff turns to Michael Jackson to boost student "zest."

  by Liz Dwyer

• Culture

  

  Intermission: Did van Gogh Paint the Chicago Sky Today?

  Doom and gloom above Chicago makes for a rather beautiful sight. If the apocalypse looks like this, it might not be so bad.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Education

  

  Chicago Schools and Groupon Team Up to Help Needy Students

  Have $12? Starting Tuesday, Chicago residents will be able to buy a Groupon daily deal that purchases school supplies for low income students.

  by Liz Dwyer