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Award recognizes Chicago's new 31st Street Harbor
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Park District and its harbor manager have won an award recognizing the new 31st Street Harbor for energy efficiency and environmental innovation. The Fabien Cousteau Blue Award comes from the International Superyacht Society and its panel of judges includes the grandson of Jacques Cousteau. The $103 million harbor opened in May. It includes a 63,000 square foot green roof, native plants that reduce irrigation demands and a playground that includes a climbing wall and public art. Its geothermal heating system results in a steep reduction in energy use. The harbor has a large breakwater designed to stop waves as high was 35 feet. The harbor also creates a valuable marine habitat and includes submerged trees that attract fish. The award also names harbor manager Westrec Marinas. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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