Janice Neumann

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Janice Neumann

Daisy, a mountain cur puppy, was just one of the eight lucky dogs to find a home during the recent soft opening of Fido’s Landing in Homewood, after she was adopted by Briana Johnson. “She happened to look like another dog I had,” said Johnson, who lives in Homewood. She also has a cat named Gracie, who is already dog-savvy. The opening generated fond memories for Johnson.

1 week ago | blogs.nabu.de | Janice Neumann

Klimakrise, Artensterben, schwindende Moore – die Herausforderungen für unsere Gesellschaft und Ökosysteme sind enorm. Um dem entgegenzuwirken, hat die EU ehrgeizige Ziele gesetzt: Bis 2030 sollen 30 Prozent der Land- und Meeresflächen unter Schutz stehen („30×30“–Initiative). Für Deutschland heißt das konkret: 13 Prozent der Landfläche müssen zusätzlich geschützt werden. Ein Großteil davon ist in privater Hand, was die Beteiligung privater Eigentümer*innen erforderlich macht.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Janice Neumann

Share Back when Joe Szabo was a Metra conductor, Pullman was one of his favorite stops on the Electric District Line because of the strong community there as well as its place in history.So after he retired, he knew he had to become part of it. In 2019 he became president of the Historic Pullman Foundation and then dreamed up the idea for Railroad Days.

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Janice Neumann

Back when Joe Szabo was a Metra conductor, Pullman was one of his favorite stops on the Electric District Line because of the strong community there as well as its place in history. So after he retired, he knew he had to become part of it. In 2019 he became president of the Historic Pullman Foundation and then dreamed up the idea for Railroad Days. Now in its fourth year, this celebration of Pullman’s train history will take place May 17 and 18.

2 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Janice Neumann

Lauryn Perry envisions a future where vaccines take only a few days to produce, not the typical three or four years scientists now spend developing them for the public. Perry should know, even though she’s still a college student majoring in biology on a pre-med track. Set to graduate in May from Governor State University in University Park, Perry recently took home a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math award from the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Symposium in Chicago.