By Neil Murthy, Medill Reports

Originally published at: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/zika-virus-the-facts-the-fears-and-the-future/

The current Zika Virus epidemic first began in Brazil last year, and has since spread to more than 25 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. With the World Health Organization declaring the virus to be a “public health emergency of international concern,” the CDC, along with state and local public health departments are bracing for potential cases of local transmission in the U.S. Illinois has already had 16 travel-associated cases of Zika, and now that the summer mosquito season is about to begin, what can we do to protect ourselves from Zika? Continue reading “Zika Virus: The Facts, The Fears and The Future”

By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight

Originally published at: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/06/local-entrepreneurs-aim-zero-waste-plant-chicago

On the South Side of Chicago some local entrepreneurs are repurposing an old meatpacking plant in an effort to create something very unusual – a way of doing business that creates no trash.

John Edel owns the building and is the visionary behind the collaborative concept. He says the key to the whole endeavor is developing so-called circular economies.

Continue reading “Local Entrepreneurs Aim for Zero Waste with Plant Chicago”