Cherry Valley, IL train derailment, June 2009 As many as 40 crude oil trains, each carrying a million or more gallons of the flammable...

Building on the success of rowing events in years past, Blue Island officials are examining the feasibility of building a rowing center...

Enter the Thornton Quarry…Please click here to read Steve Metsch’s story in the Southtown Star.

We decided not to apply for federal funds to pass through as sub-grants to municipalities based on several factors: 1. You all expressed...

The Illinois Coastal Management Program (ICMP) is hosting public meetings to present the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control (CNPC)...

From the sidewalk in front of her apartment in Cicero, Yolanda Foster can see long freight trains and an endless line of trucks rumbling...

The ComEd Green Region Program supports worthy projects that focus on conservation, preservation and improvements to local parks and...

Report recommends 14 priorities to transform the Calumet region of Chicago After months of public outreach and research, the...

ComEd and Openlands awarded $155,000 in Green Region grants to 22 municipalities, park districts, and forest preserve districts...

As of May 2014 there is a $25 charge to pick up all electronics. Will County Residents Only Vintage Tech Recyclers has a home electronic...

Offering 26 miles of exercise space through 14 communities, this health club, known as the Cal-Sag Trail, turns a disused and ignored...

On Thursday, June 19th, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), American Public Transportation Association (APTA), and public...

Clean up the Little Calumet River and learn about the history and ecology of the Little Cal! Clean up tools, breakfast snacks and lunch...

People worried about basement flooding, closed beaches and tainted drinking water got good news last week. On Thursday, the Cook County...

At the conference, attendees can participate in the “LTA track” to learn about successful Local Technical Assistance projects from around...

Press release from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago: The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater...

Photo courtesy of Lisa Cotner Illinois Department of Natural Resources, South Suburban Mayors and Managers, Field Museum, Chicago...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, South Suburban Mayors and Managers, Field Museum, Chicago Wilderness and consulting partners...

ISTC administers its Sponsored Research Grant Program to advance the state of knowledge/practice in areas of sustainability, pollution...

TO: Agencies owning and operating separate sanitary sewer systems within the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s...