167 Pounds of Beach Litter Cleared!
June 2, 2026
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, the Chicago Water Team partnered with the Alliance for the Great Lakes and the Truman College Environmental Club for our annual Earth Day Beach Cleanup at Montrose Beach. The Chicago Group has been cleaning the city...
Colors of the Roots: Black agricultural innovation, organizing and how it applies today
May 5, 2026
By Draven Hawkins, writer and volunteer for Sierra Club Chicago Group Have you ever wondered how farmers plant their seeds so fast? Or how gardeners don’t get tired of watering all those flowers at the right time everyday without...
Announcing our Chicago election endorsements
December 14, 2022
Meet our environmental champions in the 2023 Chicago municipal elections!
Sierra Club Illinois and Sierra Club Chicago Group seek to elect environmental champions who will work to address the climate crisis and build a more equitable city by...
Understanding Chicago’s Water: Sampling in winter weather conditions
February 28, 2022
By Jeff Shelden
Come rain, shine, sleet, or snow, the Chicago Group’s community scientists conduct water sampling at 11 sites along the Chicago River. Seeing the changes in scenery and vegetation over each season is both fascinating and...
Understanding Chicago's Water: Maintaining and Sharing Water Quality Data
November 29, 2021
By Sarah Buchhorn
As with other aspects of the Water Sampling Program, the Chicago Group Water Team’s approach to collecting, maintaining, and sharing water quality data evolved over time. When I became involved with the water team in 2018,...
Understanding Chicago’s Water: Diving into Sierra Club’s testing and locations on the North Branch
August 16, 2021
By Alex Hlavacek
On July 24, I visited three sites along the North Branch of the Chicago River and conducted a series of water quality tests. I’ve been a Sierra Club member for a number of years and I’m an active volunteer of the Chicago Water...
Understanding Chicago’s Water
June 28, 2021
Welcome to “Understanding Chicago’s Water,” a monthly blog from the Sierra Club Chicago Water Team. This blog will explore the reports produced by the team’s citizen-science Water Sampling Program, and what they mean for the environmental quality...
Young Hearts Out for Clean Energy
March 13, 2020
By Suzy Schlosberg, Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action
On March 4, the frost of our Midwestern winters melted away for a beautiful spring day just in time for Clean Energy Lobby Day. Among the hundreds of attendees, who ranged from...
CTAir, Solar Flair, and the Power of Mussels
February 13, 2020
By Suzy Schlosberg, Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action
On Saturday, February 1st, the Ready for 100 Chicago Collective hosted the first of its 2020 community engagement meetings at the Hatchery, a food and beverage incubator on Chicago’s...
Kicking off 2020
January 18, 2020
By Suzy Schlosberg, Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action
2020 is a big year. The 2020 census will re-proportion congressional seats and determine how billions of federal dollars will be distributed in states, cities and communities...