West Chicago is joining the Plant Trees for Communities initiative to plant at least 340 new trees in the Chicago region in 2021 to build a healthier urban forest. The effort involving the seven-county Chicago region and all 50 City of Chicago wards is being spearheaded by the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI), a partnership […]
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West Chicago Renews Commitment to Monarch Butterflies
A call for West Chicago residents and City staff to take steps to continue and increase the planting of milkweed and nectar plants to preserve and strengthen the monarch butterfly population is included in a Proclamation declaring March 31, 2021 as “Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Day” in West Chicago. The Proclamation will be read at the […]
Holiday Light Recycling Program Update
The West Chicago Environmental Commission is pleased to announce that 1,180 pounds of non-working holiday lights were collected in its annual recycling program. The collection, which ran from November 27, 2020 through January 17, 2021, provided residents, businesses, clubs, churches and other organizations the ability to drop off strands of incandescent and LED holiday lights […]
Holiday Lights Recycling: November 27 Through January 17
November 27, 2020 – January 17, 2021 The West Chicago Environmental Commission is once again helping to keep the holiday “green” this season by coordinating the free recycling of strands of incandescent and LED holiday lights and extension cords that no longer work. Residents, businesses, clubs, churches and organizations may drop-off these items at designated […]
