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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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