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Chicago Park District opens registration for Earth Day cleanup site captains
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (100+ words) Updated on: February 1, 2026 / 2:21 PM CST / CBS Chicago The Chicago Park District on Sunday opened registration for site captains for citywide Earth Day cleanups this spring. The Park District said site captains are the backbone of citywide Earth Day cleanup efforts,…...
Loop the Cart helping effort to enhance Lake County recycling: ‘Hopefully, it will … reach the entire household’
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (561+ words) A small blue recycling bin with arms, eyes and a big mouth, known as Loop the Cart, is making its way around Waukegan to help educate residents about numerous items which can be recycled, those which cannot and some that…...
Great Lakes ice resurges this winter, but unpredictable shifts threaten businesses and ecosystem
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (28+ words) People walk the Lakefront Trail along Lake Michigan while ice forms in Monroe Harbor on Jan. 22, 2026, as frigid weather descends on Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)...
30 years ago, Chicago launched citywide recycling. How are things going?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (42+ words) Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance. 30 years ago, Chicago launched citywide recycling. How are things going?...
Chicago's recycling program got off to a slow start 30 years ago. How's it doing now?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (702+ words) January 22, 2026 / 10:26 PM CST / CBS Chicago Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance. The CBS News Chicago Climate…...
At one time, Illinois was a top oil producer. Today, that legacy is a $160M problem.
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (30+ words) Jon Rosborough inspects an abandoned oil well, Dec. 15, 2025, which was drilled in 1916 on land his family farms in Crawford County near Oblong. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)...
30 years after the start of Chicago's first citywide recycling program, challenges remain
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (1788+ words) January 7, 2026 / 1:27 PM CST / CBS Chicago Thirty years ago, in December 1995, with much fanfare and buildup, the City of Chicago introduced its first citywide recycling program. The Blue Bag program went ahead despite being savaged by critics for years throughout its…...
CBS Chicago Vault: The Blue Bag recycling program begins
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (52+ words) On Dec. 4, 1995, the Chicago's Blue Bag recycling program began to much fanfare. First, Burleigh Hines reports on people preparing the day before. Then, we see a family pitching in on the first day, and the inside of a waste sorting…...
Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (541+ words) Returns come with an environmental cost, but there’s a lot consumers and companies are doing to minimize it. The holiday season will soon come to a close, but the busiest time of the year for product returns is just beginning....
Is Chicago and the Great Lakes a climate haven? Experts weigh in
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (35+ words) Far from Gulf Coast hurricanes and California wildfires, Chicagoland seems like a safe place to be in a warming world. But is it? Is Chicago and the Great Lakes a climate haven? Experts weigh in...