Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Saturday, November 9
Score yourself on the $800 Challenge, a quick guide to saving money by saving energy, part of the Chicago Climate Action Plan. Helpfully, it points out that you save $0 by planting a tree.