by Patrick Murphy | Jul 14, 2021
Photo by Kevin Rajaram Join as us we mark an important day for our region with the release of the 2021 City of Chicago Waste Strategy. The City of Chicago has an exciting opportunity to implement strategies to tackle the issues of waste and materials management that...
by Patrick Murphy | Oct 26, 2020 | Latest News
2020 is – at its heart – a year about resilience. Resilience against injustice, against climate impacts, against generational inequity. But for many Chicago communities, resiliency is an ongoing campaign – not just in 2020. Located on Chicago's Southwest Side, Little...
by Patrick Murphy | Aug 6, 2020 | Latest News
Following the Chicago Prize winner announcement by the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, all of us at Delta congratulate Always Growing, Auburn Gresham for winning the Chicago Prize. We’re excited to see their plans unfold in Auburn Gresham and the impact they will...
by Patrick Murphy | Jun 18, 2020 | Latest News
What we are seeing now—and numerous other times in U.S. history—is a collective response to systemic injustice, and the desire to amplify the voice of those who have been silenced and subjugated. As a collaborative partner in the fight to reverse inequity,...
by Delta Institute | Nov 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Chicago, IL (November 14, 2018) — KitcheNet announced as the winner of the 7th annual BOOST. BOOST, a crowd-funded pitch fest that seeks to solve complex environmental challenges around the Midwest, is presented by the Delta Emerging Leaders, Delta Institute’s...
by Delta Institute | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
7th Annual BOOST Event Showcases Chicago’s Thriving Sustainability Movement Chicago, IL (October 16, 2018) — The Delta Emerging Leaders (DELs), an associate board of the Delta Institute, today announced their finalists for the 7th annual Building Opportunities...
by Delta Institute | Jul 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The abandoned lot across the street sits empty littered with trash and debris. Sights like this are common as you travel around Midwestern communities. You’ve seen them and perhaps you’ve wondered – What used to be here? And how can we change it? These plots of...
by Delta Institute | Oct 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
An article published in The Columbia Chronicle presents a study by Mary Craighead of the Midwest Economic Policy Institute titled “Climate Change and Its Impact on Infrastructure Systems in the Midwest.” The purpose of the study is to educate the Midwest about how...
by Delta Institute | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Guest post by Hannah Slodounik, BOOST co-chair and Sustainability Coordinator, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Out of nearly 20 applicants, narrowed down to 5 contenders, only two will win seed funding through BOOST (Building Opportunity for Original and...
by Delta Institute | Oct 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
This article in the Las Vegas Optic outlines the key takeaways from our most recent Glass Half Full discussion series event in September focused on models for sustainable community and neighborhood development. While the majority of the issues discussed were Chicago...
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