Chicago is the latest in a growing list of cities to open up its city code to the public by making it available online and in an open source format. Chicago City Code is the latest site to launch as part of the OpenGov Foundation’s State Decoded project. OpenGov says its Decoded project “is part of a broader initiative to bring the law – the most important information in any community – to the people in more accessible, modern formats that can be used and reused,” according to its website. You can find more information about which states currently offer the code and participate. If you’d like to bring the State Decoded project to your city or state, send an e-mail to: [email protected].
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The Company That’s Keeping Junk Out of School Cafeterias
Word association. I say, “school lunch,” you say…. “Gross.” “Junk food.” “Mystery meat.” It doesn’t have to be that way, and a young Chicago couple is proving it. They didn’t like the choices available at their son’s preschool, so they started Gourmet Gorilla.* Four years later, the company delivers 10,000 better meals and snacks to 90 elementary and preschools each school day. They source about 70% of their ingredients locally and from organic suppliers. Now, I’m fully aware that money is the elephant in the room for school lunch choices, especially in cash-strapped urban public school systems. But there’s always a way to do a bit better. Our kids deserve it.
*I’m betting this is a play on the irresistible kid’s book Goodnight Gorilla.