A reporter from Consumer Guide Automotive featured I-GO’s converted Prius plug-in electric car in his Test Drive column. Check out what he has to say about these cars, which are still quite rare (for now).
I-GO adds SUV in Uptown
October 6th, 2009
Uptown I-GOers will dig this: We recently added a Honda CR-V compact SUV at the Bridgeview Bank location, 4753 N. Broadway, next to the Prius and Civic already there. Once that new Target opens down the street, you can really go nuts loading up this baby. Book it now while it’s still got that new-car smell.
I-GO green-cleaning entrepreneur on Chicago Tonight
October 2nd, 2009
Tanya Killian, the dynamic entrepreneur behind the local green-friendly cleaning service I-GO uses, was featured on Chicago Tonight yesterday in a segment on microcredit loans. Killian’s company, WashMe-EnviGreen, handles our entire fleet. I-GO makes a cameo appearance. If microcredit can help such hard-working, passionate folks like Tanya, we think it’s a concept worth extending and building upon.
Congrats, Tanya!
Northwestern U: I-GO’s got class
September 29th, 2009
Wildcats rules. Especially when they write about us.
I-GO wins Illinois Environmental Leadership Award!
September 25th, 2009
The Illinois Environmental Council, which provides a forum for statewide environmentalists in Springfield and promotes sound environmental laws and policies, honored I-GO Car Sharing at its 7th annual Environmental Leadership Dinner, Sept. 24, at Hotel InterContinental Chicago. I-GO was one of three recipients of the Environmental Leadership Award, along with 18th District Illinois State Rep. Julie Hamos and the Austin-Wide Parent Network’s joint initiative with the Healthy Schools Campaign. The keynote speaker was no slouch either: Jon Carson, chief of staff for the White House Council on Environmental Quality. I-GO got the nod for being “a successful social enterprise that is reducing the individual and societal costs of driving.”
Evolution of the wheel, New Yorker-style
September 24th, 2009
Best transportation-themed magazine cover ever?
I-GO CEO Sharon Feigon shares vision for car sharing
September 21st, 2009
Curious to hear how the I-GO Car Sharing braintrust views car sharing? The Great Lakes Urban Exchange—an org dedicated to the revitalization of the Great Lakes region through positive social change and environmental progress—recently interviewed I-GO’s CEO Sharon Feigon and included the discussion as a podcast in a blog post.
Sharon talks about the impetus for I-GO, its mission to reduce car ownership and greenhouse gas emissions, partner on sustainable transportation for the benefit of all communities, and much more.
You won’t find a Beemer in I-GO’s fleet. But you will find a bona fide, earnest desire to improve our world for the better.
I-GO ’round the world
September 18th, 2009
Cara Dillon is a honey-toned folk singer from Ireland who’s just one of many great acts playing this year’s World Music Festival. The fest gigs happen all over Chicago from today through next Thursday. Dillon’s on the bill tomorrow with Kusun Ensemble from Ghana and our hometown’s own Chicago Afrobeat Project at the Edgewater GRalley, a cool new event that takes place in and around the alleys off Granville in the Edgewater ‘hood. I-GO will be getting folks to tune into car sharing by offering $25 membership sign-ups at the event. We hope saving big bucks on car expenses is music to your ears, though it’ll be tough competing with these dulcet pipes from the Emerald Isle.
Blue Planet Green Living profiles I-GO
September 14th, 2009
We love all press coverage, but most articles and posts on I-GO don’t go the distance.
This one does. It really does a nice job hitting on all aspects of our org, from the member benefits to our green tech initiatives.
Blue Planet Green Living is an interesting green-biz site worth checking out. Excerpted from their bio page:
We’re on a quest to find organic, green, and natural products as well as services that support a healthy environment. As BPGL grows, we’ll be building a road map to guide you through the maze of websites and introduce you to earth-friendly businesses and people that we believe in. Our focus is helping what we call ecopreneurs, the folks who launch start-up companies that are focused on helping the planet. We also like to showcase the undiscovered (or little-known) individuals or families who are trying to help in their own unique ways. But, big or small, we’ll lend our support to anyone who is working to sustain the earth, keeping it blue and green (and every lovely color in between), just like it’s supposed to be.
We heartily second that notion.
Labor Day in Chicago
September 7th, 2009
While most of us are happy to have the day off for Labor Day, it’s a bit bittersweet- seeing as Labor Day signals the end to summer. But don’t fret! Instead, grab an I-GO car and jet off to one of the Chicago Tribune’s many ideas for Labor Day fun:
African Festival of the Arts: Experience African and African-American culture through music, fine arts and cuisine at this annual festival. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. in Washington Park, 51st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. $10-$15, $5 for seniors and children younger than 12; 773-955-2787, africanfestivalchicago.org
Bike Obama tour: See the sights President Barack Obama frequented in the Chicago area, including his Hyde Park neighborhood. The two-hour, 6-mile bike tour begins at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. $32, $18 for children younger than 12 (bike and helmet available). An extended Stimulus Package tour is 22 miles in four hours (departs at 9 a.m., $43) and includes the Museum Campus and Grant Park. A 10 percent discount is offered for online reservations, R.S.V.P. required; 312-915-0995, bobbysbikehike.com
Summer Tropical Flower Show: Maybe your garden didn’t turn out as planned (rain is good, no?), but this display of tropical plants, including begonias and hibiscus, should brighten your day. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N. Stockton Drive. Free; 312-742-7736; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave. Free; 312-746-5100
Dinosaurs Alive!: A display of animatronic dinosaurs — including a 60-foot-long and 30-foot-high replica of the Ruyang Yellow River dinosaur — at Brookfield Zoo has got the awesomeness. And there are all the other wonderful animal habitats to check out too. 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. at Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Rd., Brookfield. $17, $11 for seniors and children ages 3-11 (includes regular zoo admission), $8 for parking; 708-485-0263, czs.org
The Last Fling: Here’s how to send summer off with a bang: a spaghetti-eating contest, Big Wheel races, car show, parade and more. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Naperville Riverwalk, 100 W. Jackson Ave., Naperville. Free (main stage free Monday); 630-961-4143, lastfling.org
Bristol Renaissance Faire: It’s the last chance to get all medieval, as Bristol closes its season with a juggling/comedy/fire show, street theater and more. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Bristol Renaissance Faire, 12550 120th Ave., Kenosha, Wis. $16.95, $7.50 for children 5-12, children younger than 5 free; 847-395-7773, renfair.com
Arlington Park: A day of thoroughbred racing will include a Pucker Up Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and a Stars and Stripes handicap for older horses. There’s more than racing going on, with The Brave performing on the Miller Lite Band Stage. Gates open at 11:15 a.m. at Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid, Arlington Heights. $6-$7 general admission, children younger than 17 free when accompanied by an adult; 847-385-7427, arlingtonpark.com
Chicago Premium Outlets: Kids — according to kids — can never have enough back-to-school clothes. And if you’re looking for outfits for the ones who have grown a size over the summer, already-discounted merchandise at the 120 outlet stores will have additional reductions of 25 percent to 65 percent. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at Chicago Premium Outlets, 1650 Premium Outlets Blvd., Aurora; 630-585-2200, premiumoutlets.com
