Articles by Lori Rotenberk
Lori Rotenberk is a Chicago-based journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Wilderness Magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times. She is also also wild about nature. Follow her on Twitter.
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This old prison in Illinois may be transformed into a farming paradise
A shuttered prison facility near Peoria, Ill., may soon become a training ground for new farmers and a much-needed food distribution hub.
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Chicago likes bikes — and it’s about to prove it in a big way
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his dapper transportation czar are out to turn the Windy City into a mecca for the cycling crowd.
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Chicago’s urban farm district could be the biggest in the nation
Chicago's South Side could soon remake itself as a greenbelt studded with urban farms -- perhaps the largest such network in the country.
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The greenest mile: Chicago pushes the limits on sustainable streets
Officials in the Windy City just finished an extreme green makeover of an industrial thoroughfare. OK: It may not be much to look at, but wait till you see what’s inside.
