Local Home Featured in 2008 Illinois Solar Tour

The Gronko/Stange Residence at 13125 S. Winchester, Blue Island, 60406 is featured on the 2008 Illinois Solar Tour.  The home will be open to the public between 10am and 3pm on Saturday October 4th.  Visitors will be allowed to see the mechanical components of the solar domestic hot water system. 

Kudos to Gronko & Stange for their demonstrated commitment to environmental sustainability and willingness to educate others!!

The Illinois Solar Tour is part of a national tour hosted by the American Solar Energy Association and is the largest solar energy event in the world! Home owners and businesses across the state generously welcome visitors to explore how to use renewable energy systems to reduce utility bills while minimizing the environmental impact of their buildings.

Get Involved: Join Lt. Governor Pat Quinn’s “Save Our State Parks” online petition drive.

Log on to SaveOurStateParks.org to tell Gov. Blagojevich to keep all our state parks open!

 

 

SPRINGFIELD – On Wednesday, Lt. Governor Pat Quinn launched the “Save Our State Parks” online petition drive to prevent Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich from permanently closing 11 Illinois state parks. 

Update: E-Recycling Day – Saturday, Oct 4, 2008

E-Recycle: Oct 4, 2008

On Saturday, October 4, 2008, the City of Blue Island will be hosting 1 of 4 Electronic (E)-Recycling Events sponsored by South Suburban Mayors and Managers.  The event will take place at the City of Blue Island Public Work Facility, 3153 Wireton Rd, from 9:00am-1:00pm.  See the map below or click ‘here‘ to download flyer.

The E-Recycling events will give South Suburban communities the opportunity to recycle outdated or unusable electronic items, such as computers, computer monitors, cable/wires, laptops, printers, phones, cameras, DVD/VCR players and video games.

SSMMA has obtained the services of Vintage Tech Recyclers who will set up the event and sort, package and transport incoming materials at no cost to the municipality. Vintage Tech Recyclers is a local electronic recycling company committed to safely and securely recycling outdated electorincs at the lowest possible cost, while keeping hazardous materials out of our landfills and protecting your sensitive data. They are able to keep costs at little or nothing thanks to several IDCEO grants they have been awarded.

Vintage Tech Recyclers will perform the majority of the work, but we will be looking for approximately 15-20 volunteers to help during the day of the event. More detailed information will be available as soon as the dates have been determined.  Please call Rita at 708.388.5735 or send an email to the Community Development Department with any questions or to volunteer.

E-Recycling Event Flyer: Details, map & list of ‘accepted’ items [.pdf]

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October 2: GreenTown-The Future of Community

Join mayors and elected officials, city managers, public works directors, park district directors, planners, developers, engineers, architects, landscape architects, builders — and many others interested in sustainable development — at GreenTown: The Future of Community at the historic Paramount Theatre in Aurora, October 2.