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At our November meeting, the Board of Directors was informed that Mike would be stepping down as executive director. While it is true that this drastic change in leadership happens at an unfortunate time, the board wants to let everyone know that we are committed to making the appropriate changes to keep the Task Force […]

Come celebrate fall and howl at the moon on the shores of Wolf Lake October 24th with SETF. We are pleased to announce our exciting new fall fundraiser entitled ‘Harvest Moon’, which will take place from 3pm-10pm on Saturday 10/24. We will have a bonfire starting at 7pm and many delicious food and drinks, some

This summer Holcim concrete has taken an active interest in the community garden found at 97th and Marquette. Holcim has long been a part of SETF’s ‘Good Neighbor Dialogue’ where we engage local industry on the southeast side in dialogue over their practices and opportunities we see to make them more eco-friendly and energy efficient.

What do birds and tomatoes have in common? One unique garden in South Chicago located on 97th Street and Marquette Avenue. Recently, two groups on the Southeast Side of Chicago have teamed up to address two issues: the dearth of grocery stores and markets that offer a selection of healthy produce, and the lack of

SETF is pleased to announce that we have a new staff member, Ms. Danielle Diaz. Danielle will be the new Community Educator and is replacing Jessica Canas, who is now headed off to Peace Corps’ Masters International Program. Danielle started work at SETF in mid July and has hit the ground running, closely working with

Lights, Camera, Action! Announcing SETF’s “Sweet Home Chicago Bike Tour”Calumet Park, 9801 S. Ave. G, ChicagoJune 6th, 9am Open to everyone The tour will focus on locations where movies were made on the Southeast Side of Chicago and will include the neighborhoods of South Chicago, the Eastside and Pullman. While seeing the spots where the

We inherit a legacy from our past. Often times in the Southeast side this is viewed as negative: a polluted landscape from large industries such as steel, an out of work manufacturing workforce which is over skilled and underpaid, and resultant pervasive unemployment. Yet if one looks at our situation from the angle of climate

Calumet and the southeast side of Chicago is often stereotyped as a barren wasteland; a landscape stripped of its natural resources and left to rot away. This narrow-minded view often thwarts sustainable development and conservation in the region, which is unfortunate. A root cause of this problem is that Chicagoland residents often forget the illustrious

Calumet’s waves of immigration have a region claiming routes from Croatia to Mexico. Steel workers such as the one pictured here were responsible in large part for this blending of cultures. Equally diverse are the landscapes which have been carved out from Native Americans to European settlers to industry. Unfortunately, the latter two have left