The last one-day event of the year will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11 at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of
First of two parts The Young Turks (TYT) online journal reports that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) grants Oklahoma state government control over tribal land in environmental issues. The following article is by Ti-Hua Chang: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the state (government) of Oklahoma regulatory control over
The Village of Lisle, in partnership with DuPage County, will be host to a document destruction event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, in Commuter Parking Lot C, just south of the Village Hall. Papers can be brought to the event in shopping bags or cardboard boxes, no
Electronic devices form a collection in the Aurora parking lot north of the Hollywood Casino.
The Neighbor Project (TNP) was honored to present Exelon Generation with The Neighbor Project Co-Founder Award at its first “Virtual” Gala Saturday, Sept. 19. The live-broadcast/online gala set a fundraising record for the organization in part due to the continuing support of Exelon and its partners. Starting in 2015, Exelon
Aurora aldermen’s Wards 8, 9, 10, shredding campaign Saturday at Fire Station #8 includes volunteers, left, and aldermen Judd Lofchie and Edward Bugg.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated the Village of Montgomery as a Green Power Community, in recognition of its use of green power to reduce its environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. Through this program the EPA works with more than a thousand partners purchasing billions of
Naperville Park District invites families and individuals to participate in the Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz taking place September 12-20. To join in the BioBlitz, simply take photos of pollinators such as bees, butterflies and birds, and upload them to iNaturalist, a free app. The photos will be collected and studied
More than a dozen volunteers and Aurora city staff members helped to restore a pollinator garden in downtown Aurora Tuesday, Sept. 1. Abby Schuler, downtown services manager, and Cathy Hayen, downtown horticulturist, organized the planting day to restore a pollinator garden on the East Side of the Fox River behind
Gather around, children, for your first lesson in Climatology 1.0.1. We shall begin with the basics, of course. Climate upon the Earth is governed by three geophysical motions in which our planet takes an active role. The first is the spinning upon its axis, resulting in a continuous cycle of
Second of two parts James Ellsmoor, a former contributor to Forbes magazine and founder of the Virtual Island Summit, wrote: “The United States spent 10 times more (money) on fossil fuel subsidies than education. “The combination of the fossil fuel industry’s investment within its sector and the high profit margins
The Citizen’s Utility Board is a partner with Kane County on a program called Solarize Chicagoland. Together they will be hosts to a series of Solar Power Hour webinars to discuss different options for going solar, incentives in Illinois, and details of their program. The Batavia Environmental Commission will be
Naperville Park District and the City of Naperville will work in two phases to perform preventive maintenance of approximately 600 lineal feet of the DuPage Riverway Trail, located east of the intersection of Washington Street and Redstart Road. The Park District work will begin the week of August 17 and
Cycling is not only listed in the lowest risk category in the Restore Illinois Plan, it is known as one of the most effective forms of exercise, and it is uniting cities in the Fox Valley. The city government of Aurora launched Koloni Fox Valley, a regional bike share system
In Montgomery the Fox Valley Bike Share Program is here for all to enjoy! Along with the Village of Montgomery the City of Aurora government, City of Elgin government, and City of Batavia government have come together and are partners with the Kane County Division of Transportation to launch the
The next one-day event will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 8 at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event. There will be no document shredding, but documents which already have been shredded can be placed in a
The next one-day event will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 9 at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25 for screens
Please join the Sierra Club Valley of the Fox and Elgin Green groups’ Virtual Solar Power Hour from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 20. At the virtual presentation, attendees will learn the basics of solar power and the financial implications for a household. Illinois homeowners can cover up
Solarize Chicago will be host to many webinar events in July. Home and business owners throughout Cook, Will, DuPage, and Kane Counties can learn about buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable. Webinars are open to everyone, and will cover all the same information about
The next one-day event will be Saturday, July 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, clothes, and textiles will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25 for screens
