Chicago get's a protected bike lane-friendly snow plow and salt truck. more ›

The organization has to move their apiary to new land and they need to raise the money by February. more ›

Tons of Chicago restaurants are helping to find a cure. more ›

If you’ve already been working on your taxes, you’ve probably noticed the “tax check-off” charity options on your Illinois state returns. If you are doing your taxes on paper, these are found in Schedule G - if online, they come somewhere near the end of the state section. One of the donation options on the list is particularly close to our hearts - the “Feeding Illinois” option. more ›

If you've seen a giant, 10-foot carrot being hauled around the City recently, don't worry, you're not hallucinating. It's the folks behind Carrotmob Chicago, happening at Fox & Obel this Sunday, August 9. What is Carrotmob? Well, we'll let them explain. more ›

Now in its third year, UNICEF's Tap Project has grown from a New York-specific one-off to a national event. Through Saturday restaurants throughout the country will ask customers to donate $1 (or more) to UNICEF for something — tap water — some of us may take for granted. more ›

As the one-year anniversary of the tragic Lane Bryant shootings recently passed, some wondered what would become of the Tinley Park Lane Bryant location where five women were shot in a robbery. The shop has been closed down since the shooting as it's still considered an active crime scene. But what of the inventory? It seems the chain is going to donate all clothing that's not considered evidence. The beneficiaries of the donations will be homeless charity Together We Cope and the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, which benefits women who are victims of domestic abuse. Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said, "They were in the front part of the store. They were not in the back of the store. Any of the clothes that were involved in the crime, or near the crime, have been taken by the police and they're in the evidence center. And the clothes that Lane Bryant has so nicely donated are all 100 percent good. There's no problem. Many of them are still in original packaging." more ›

213 W. Institute Place, October 26, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. more ›

The tough economic climate in which we're currently mired is hitting everyone. CBS2 reports that rising unemployment and higher costs for food and gas is taxing food pantries throughout the area as demand begins outstripping supply. more ›