Category: Environment

Naperville Park District Board votes to ban smoking in all 137 parks

Naperville Park District bans smoking at all 137 parks

  At its meeting Thursday, Aug. 9, Naperville Park District’s Park Board of Commissioners voted to prohibit all forms of smoking at its 137 parks across Naperville. The District’s Ordinance 641 was amended accordingly to state that, “smoking or any use of tobacco product is prohibited in all District buildings,

Oswego East High School freshman Akshar Kota requests the city of Aurora government consider using solar street lights

Oswego East High School Freshman suggests City of Aurora to install Solar Street Lights

Oswego East High School freshman Akshar Kota requests the city of Aurora government consider using solar street lights. He spoke at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday. He said in 1908 Aurora adopted the nickname “City of Lights” and we should adopt available technology and become the City of Solar

Aurora Recycling event

City of Aurora government’s partnership with the Will County government for free electronics recycling event

Workers brave 90+ degree heat in the city of Aurora government’s partnership with the Will County government to fill four semi-trailers with used electronics at a free electronics recycling event, Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the city’s of Aurora’s public parking Lot W, 309 N. River Street.