Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, April 12, 2017.
  • By 2025, city buildings will be entirely powered by renewable energy

        City of Chicago buildings will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy     by 2025, the city announced in a press release over the weekend. “By committing the energy used to     power our public buildings to wind and solar energy, we are sending a clear     signal that we remain committed to building a 21st century economy here in     Chicago,” the mayor said in the statement. [CNBC]