Chicago’s eco-activists, socially responsible folks, and an assorted group of friends gathered this weekend at the Green Festival. Over the course of ten years, the event, hosted by the Global Exchange and Green America, has attracted over one million people. The 2011 tenth annual celebration kicked off in Chicago and will be moving to five cities across the United States. Some of the event highlights include: more ›

Green America and the Global Exchange are hosting the 10th annual Green Festivall May 14-15th at McCormick Place (Lakeside). The Green Festival is dubbed the "party-with-a-purpose" and its aim is to inspire, inform, and help us work towards a better future by going green. The event features over 100 influential speakers exploring issues topics involving the sustainable economy, ecological balance, and social justice. Attendees can shop green at 300 unique exhibits. Guests will also enjoy organic foods and drinks, local musicians, family friendly activities, green cinema, as well as yoga and movement classes. Purchase a day pass online for $10 and a weekend pass for $15. more ›

The Green Festival, the nation’s largest green living event, continues again tomorrow at Navy Pier. Healthy and green, you won’t find any elephant ears to snack on, or have to rub elbows with fat folks in this crowd. Instead, you’ll find organic snacks made with fair trade practices and vegan lasagna. There are all sorts of fashion accessories hand-crafted from hemp, or elephant dung paper, and stuff for your home like thermal shades or rooftop garden containers. It’s like a county fair, only there is no barn yard smell. more ›

We've always considered ourselves to have quite a bit of confidence in our city, stepping onto the pavement this morning, seeing happy people and their dogs, we couldn't help but smile and take a deep breath of some long awaited warm air. It's always important to stay on top of the game though, so this weekend we thought we would take a stab at improving on this. We agree with the Chicago Center for Green... more ›