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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- Jun 1, 2018
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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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- Feb 13, 2018
Midlothian hopes residents will help in flood relief grant efforts
The village is seeking grants from Cook County and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to help pay for work they hope will lead...
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- Feb 6, 2018
Southland communities honored for work in solar energy
Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Will County, Park Forest and Richton Park joined a dozen other government entities at...
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- Feb 2, 2018
March 9: Stormwater Management Training for Practical Implementation
Delta Institute, in collaboration with the Calumet Stormwater Collaborative and South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, is...
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