Chicago Southland Green Drinks topic for the Oct. 15 meeting is sustainable approaches for transforming your home landscape. The session, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Soundgrowler Brewery, 8201 183rd St., Tinley Park, will be led by Katie Martin Peck, a city planner and registered landscape architect with two decades[Read More…]
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Flossmoor’s Recyclepalooza returns Sept. 27
One of Flossmoor’s most popular green initiatives, Recyclepalooza, is back on the calendar for Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Parker Junior High School parking lot. Recyclepalooza makes it easy for residents to dispose of hard-to-recycle and reusable items responsibly. The drive-through event makes it convenient[Read More…]
County releases 2021 sustainability report
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released the 2021 Cook County Sustainability Report on Friday, April 22, highlighting the county’s efforts to support healthy and resilient communities that thrive economically, socially and environmentally. Since 2010, emissions from county-owned buildings have been reduced by 40%, according to the report. In 2020,[Read More…]
Sustainability in the South Suburbs outlined Feb. 8
Registration is being accepted for the Growing Sustainable Communities Together program on Feb. 8 hosted by the South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium. The day-long program will feature speakers addressing major issues that can help ensure quality of life in the South Suburbs. The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to[Read More…]


