Environment 3/18

Nov 5, 2018

Chi-Cal Rivers Fund awards $1.25 million in grants to improve waterways in the Chicago/Calumet Regio

Little Calumet River at Kedzie Avenue in Robbins / Image courtesy of Google Maps Press release from the National Fish and Wildlife...

Nov 1, 2018

Tinley Park ranked 8th on U.S. EPA’s Green Power Communities list

Tinley Park recently ranked eighth on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Communities list for green power...

Oct 17, 2018

Tinley Park & PSC among recreational areas to get $1.5 million in federal grant money

Prairie State College in Chicago Heights Recreational areas up and down the state will be sharing more than $1.5 million in federal grant...

Sep 7, 2018

State officials launch Driving a Cleaner Illinois program

This program makes way for cities, schools, transit agencies, and private businesses to submit project ideas to the Illinois EPA...

Aug 15, 2018

Homewood Flossmoor Park District & Oak Forest among ComEd/Openlands grantees

Grantees include: Pollinator Support Through Oak Restoration at Irons Oaks (Homewood Flossmoor Park District – Irons Oaks): This project...

Aug 14, 2018

West Nile virus alert for South Cook County

The risk from West Nile Virus is high in the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District. Mosquito pools have been testing positive at...

Aug 13, 2018

Funding opportunity: Community Trees Program

FY18 Community Forestry Funding Upon signed agreenment with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, more than $170,000 in federal funding is...

Aug 8, 2018

Aug. 15: Smart Street Lighting Workshop

After upgrading to LED street lights, municipalities typically see cost savings of greater than 50 percent due to the decreased energy...

Aug 7, 2018

Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg to be among panelist on proposed Illinois CURES planning workshop

The conference is described as a “planning workshop” for the proposed Illinois Center for Urban Resilience & Environmental Sustainability...

Aug 3, 2018

Funding opportunity: Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Program

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for grants through the Open Space Land Acquisition and...

Jun 29, 2018

Robbins TOD and industrial area planning

website: The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) is working on a new plan to reduce flooding and create new...

Jun 21, 2018

Cook County receives U.S. EPA grants for south suburban communities

Abandoned landfill in Chicago Heights. Image courtesy of IL EPA From Cook County Government news: The Cook County Department of...

Jun 1, 2018

Mayors Caucus offers ComEd Energy Efficiency Program assistance

May 10, 2018

May 23 webinar: Will Recycling Survive in your Community?

ICMA: The North American recycling industry has long relied on export markets, such as China, to purchase commodities from processing...

May 10, 2018

Openlands TreePlanters Grants now available

Image courtesy of Openlands From Openlands: Openlands TreePlanters Grants provide new trees to communities in the City of Chicago and the...

May 7, 2018

Federal grants to study, clean potential contamination at sites in Ford Heights, Chicago Heights and

Ford Heights, Chicago Heights and Sauk Village. The county’s department of Environment and Sustainability will use the U.S. Environmental...

Apr 27, 2018

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issues a request for proposals

here for more information. The Chicago and Calumet watersheds comprise a highly engineered system of waterways that provide many benefits...

Apr 12, 2018

Southland offers variety of activities, events to honor Earth Day

April 21 events include Earth Day Celebration at Utilities/Pubic Works Facility in Frankfort , Earth Day Celebration and Preserves Clean...

Mar 30, 2018

April 3: MMC’s VW settlement beneficiary mitigation plan meeting

April 3, 2018, 9:30 AM to noon Moraine Valley Community College, Building M, 9000 College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Illinois EPA...

Feb 28, 2018

Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg to address lawyers on climate issues

Image courtesy of Mike Bloomberg‏ via Twitter Mayor John A. Ostenburg of Park Forest will speak to the Environmental Law Committee of the...

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