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News: May 5, 2017
Zero Waste Ambassadors host tour for City of Chicago leaders
On Feb. 24, 2017, Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) coordinated a multi-school tour of the Chicago Public Schools Commercial Composting Program…

News: March 3, 2017
Process and progress on making community solar a reality
The status of bringing solar power, community solar and its related economic and environmental justice benefits to Oak Park, River…

News: January 28, 2017
Shawna Coronado to share discoveries at Farm to School Day
The Illinois Farm to School Network team here at SGA is working to make the March 3 Farm to School Day and…
News: December 28, 2016
Connecticut group finds inspiration in SGA’s work and vision
Daphne Dixon has come to know Seven Generations Ahead well over the last nine years. It was in 2007 that…
News: December 15, 2016
Energy Jobs bill paves way for community solar
On Dec. 1, the Illinois General Assembly passed the "Future Energy Jobs Bill" (SB2814), the most comprehensive energy legislation of…

News: November 18, 2016
PlanItGreen sees a future in community solar
Solar power is mainstreaming into the United States’ electric grid, shedding its label as an “alternative source” in just a…

News: October 28, 2016
Fox Valley Sustainability Network secures grant to expand
Since launching earlier this year, the Fox Valley Sustainability Network (FVSN) has been hosting public forums built around different aspects of…

News: October 28, 2016
2016 Great Apple Crunch participation way up over inaugural year
It was the crunch heard all around Illinois--the sound of several hundred thousand school children biting into local apples. The second annual Illinois…

News: October 28, 2016
SGA helps CPS divert tons of food waste from landfills
Seven Generation Ahead’s partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to implement zero waste programs and teach students to be Zero…

News: October 28, 2016
SGA celebrates 15 years of sustainability progress
Seven Generations Ahead celebrated its 15th Anniversary on Oct. 5, with many of its long-time supporters and friends on hand to…

News: August 28, 2016
9th Micro Brew Review sees success—even in the rain
For the second year in row, an August downpour hit just as the Annual Oak Park Micro Brew Review was…

News: July 25, 2016
SGA and other groups explore food waste solutions
Fresh Taste Initiative and Seven Generations Ahead convened a half-day meeting at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on May 16…