Need to Know.(Chicago, Illinois. Public Schools's services)(Chicago Transit Authority's human resources management)(American Heart Association's Start Walking campaign)(number of homes built with energy efficiency)(Brief article)

Crain's Chicago Business, January, 2007

Byline: Sources: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Public Schools, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Heart Assn. 47: Number of CTA bus supervisors the agency has cut since 1998 5 hours, 45 minutes: Length of Chicago Public Schools' day-one of the shortest in the country 3%: Percentage of Illinois homes built in 2005 that comply with federal guidelines for energy efficiency, compared with 43% in Nevada Jan.

1: Date the American Heart Assn. launches its Start Walking campaign, a program to help companies, church groups and communities start exercising, with free software to track mileage and promotional material on the health benefits of walking.