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Environment
[UPDATE] Additional Location for Used Oil Drop-Off
In addition to Bloom High School (Chicago Heights, IL) and Cabela's (Hoffman Estates, IL), the Cabela's in Hammond, IN, has also agreed to collect used vegetable oil after Thanksgiving.&#...
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Environment
Deep Fryer Oil Drop-Off
Local biodiesel producer, Barry Latham, will be collecting used vegetable oil after Thanksgiving. For all of you that deep fry a turkey (or even just saute some vegetables), this is a per...
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Environment
Keep Homewood Cool: Plant a Tree
Stand in the middle of a parking lot. Now stand on the sidewalk of a residential Homewood street. Feel better? During this month’s heatwave, it’s been easy to appreciate the benefits...
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Environment
Fuel for Thought
I sometimes feel I was born in the wrong decade. I should have come of age during the Great Depression, because somehow I seem to have absorbed the waste-not-want-not, self-sufficient eth...
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The Neighborhood Files
Irons Oaks Celebrates Earth Day
Cold weather didn’t spoil the H-F Park District’s early celebration of Earth Day last Saturday at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center. Moms, dads and kids got to hold snakes and...
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Arts
Kids, Families Go Green at Rain Barrel Workshop
So many individuals and families signed up for the first ever rain barrel workshop at Irons Oaks Discovery Center this past Saturday that Environmental Education Coordinator Laura Berry h...
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Schools
Western Avenue School Goes Green
Western Avenue School is at the forefront of being green these days thanks to their "Green Team" of 3rd-5th graders. Led by Carrie Malfeo and Maggie Bachus, this group of recyclers h...
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Government
Flossmoor Group Highlights Greener Side of the Community
Flossmoor resident Jackie Riffice presented a quarterly report at Tuesday's Village Board meeting on the environmentally conscious efforts taking place within the community. Riffice ...
