The following events are hosted or supported by Clean Power Lake County. All times are Central time unless otherwise noted.
2022
August 20, 2022, 6:30 p.m.: EJ Coloring Book Signing, Three Brothers Theatre, 115 N. Genesee St., Waukegan, Illinois. Hosted by Clean Power Lake County in partnership with Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods.
2021
August 14, 2021, 1 p.m.: Environmental Town Hall Meeting, Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by State Rep. Rita Mayfield in partnership with Clean Power Lake County, Sierra Club, and Illinois Environmental Council.
August 7, 2021, 8 a.m.: Keep Foss Park Beautiful Community Cleanup, 1901 Foss Park Ave., North Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by State Sen. Adriane Johnson in partnership with Clean Power Lake County.
April 26, 2021, 10 a.m.: Spring Environmental Lobby Day (virtual).
April 7, 2021, 7 p.m.: Lake County Environmental Town Hall (virtual). Hosted by State Sen. Adriane Johnson, State Reps. Daniel Didech and Rita Mayfield, The Illinois Environmental Council, Sierra Club Illinois, Faith in Place, and Clean Power Lake County.
April 7, 2021, 3:30 p.m. ET: A Movement Takes Flight—Reflections on 30 Years of the Environmental Justice Movement.
2019
October 24, 2019, 7 p.m.: Clean Energy Town Hall With State Rep. Joyce Mason and State Sen. Melinda Bush, Zion New Tech High School, 1634 23rd St., Zion, Illinois.
October 10, 2019, 7 p.m.: Clean Energy Town Hall With State Reps. Mary Edly-Allen and Dan Didech, Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, Illinois.
October 9, 2019, 2–4 p.m. and 6–8 p.m.: Illinois EPA Listening Session on Coal Ash Rule, Whittier Elementary School, 901 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, Illinois.
October 3, 2019, 6:30 p.m.: Illinois EPA Hearing on Clean Air Permit for Waukegan Coal Plant, Whittier Elementary School, 901 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, Illinois.
September 25, 2019, 7 p.m.: CPLC Community Meeting: IEPA sessions, Whittier Elementary School, 901 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, Illinois.
June 22, 2019, 2 p.m.: Environmental Justice Rally/Reunión para Justicia Ambiental, North Shore Church of Christ, 326 Julian St., Waukegan, Illinois. (Doors open/puertas abren at 1:30 pm)
May 9, 2019, 8 a.m.: 2019 Clean Energy Lobby Day, Illinois State Capitol, 401 S. Second St., Springfield, Illinois.
April 22, 2019, 7 p.m.: Clean Air and Clean Power in Lake County – Earth Week at CLC (co-hosted by Clean Power Lake County and College of Lake County), College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus, 33 N. Genessee St., Waukegan, Illinois.
2017
December 6, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: Climate Action for Lake County and Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Society, 150 S. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, Illinois.
September 19, 2017, 6 p.m.: Immigrant Rights Rally/Manifestación para Derechos Inmigrantes, Lincoln Plaza (across from Waukegan City Hall, 100 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.), Waukegan, Illinois.
August 26, 2017, 10 a.m.: CPLC’s 4th Annual Beach Rally & Cleanup/Limpieza Nuestra Playa, Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 E. Sea Horse Drive, Waukegan, Illinois.
June 17, 2017, 10:30 a.m.: The Future Energy Jobs Act Town Hall (presented by Clean Power Lake County, State Rep. Rita Mayfield, and Faith in Place), North Shore Church of Christ, 326 Julian St., Waukegan, Illinois.
March 11, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “Before the Flood” (with Spanish subtitles), College of Lake County, A-Wing Auditorium, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, Illinois.
March 11, 2:30 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “Shifting Sands on the Path to Sustainability” (with Spanish subtitles), Waukegan Public Library, 128 N. County St., Waukegan, Illinois.
March 10, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “A Plastic Ocean,” College of Lake County, A-Wing Auditorium, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, Illinois.
March 5, 2017, 5 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “Years of Living Dangerously: Uprising,” Christ Episcopal Church, Memorial Hall, 410 Grand Ave., Waukegan, Illinois.
March 4, 2017, 1:30 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home,” Prairie Crossing Charter School, 1531 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
March 4–11, 2017: One Earth Film Festival, Chicago, and Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties.
2016
December 4, 2016, 3 p.m.: Sneak Peek: National Geographic Spotlights Clean Power Lake County, Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois.
August 27, 2016, 10 a.m.: Clean Power Lake County’s 3rd Annual Waukegan Beach Cleanup, Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 E. Seahorse Drive, Waukegan, Illinois.
August 3, 2016: Rally & Hearing for Clean Energy, Federal Plaza/Metcalfe Building, Chicago. (Free bus leaves from Christ Episcopal Church, 410 Grand Ave., Waukegan, at 10 a.m.)
June 29, 2016, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.: CMAP Planning Workshop, Park Place Senior Center (Belvidere Park), 414 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, Illinois. The presentation will be offered in English and Spanish.
June 23, 2016, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.: CMAP Planning Workshop, Byron Colby Barn, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois. The presentation will be offered in English.
March 12, 2016, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 6th Annual Green Living Fair, Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville, Illinois.
March 5, 2016, 3 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “Saving My Tomorrow” (family film), Prairie Crossing Charter School, 1531 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
March 5, 2016, 7 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “This Changes Everything,” College of Lake County, Auditorium, Building C, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, Illinois.
March 6, 2016, 1 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective,” College of Lake County, Auditorium, Building C, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, Illinois.
March 6, 2016, 4 p.m.: One Earth Film Festival: “A Farmer’s Road,” Montessori School of Lake Forest, 13700 W. Laurel Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois.
2015
November 1, 2015, 3 p.m.: Dia de los Muertos March and Vigil for Environmental Justice/Marcha y Vigilia por Justicia Ambiental, Al Grosche Field, 1917 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, Illinois.
October 14, 2015, 6:30 p.m.: Clean Power Lake County Climate Social, Toluca’s Restaurant, 1419 W. Washington St., Waukegan, Illinois.
September 2, 2015, 7 p.m.: Illinois EPA Hearing on Waukegan Coal Plant, Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center, 1 Lake Front Drive, Zion, Illinois.
August 23, 2015, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Clean Power Lake County Beach Cleanup/Limpieza de Nuestra Playa, Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 E. Seahorse Drive, Waukegan, Illinois.
August 10, 2015, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Clean Power Plan Celebration, Stiner Pavilion at Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 E. Seahorse Drive, Waukegan, Illinois.
April 8, 2015, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Clean Jobs Forum 2015, Most Blessed Trinity Academy, 510 Grand Ave., Waukegan, Illinois.
March 14, 2015, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 5th Annual Green Living Fair, Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville, Illinois.
2014
September 28, 2014, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Hands Across the Sand: Solidarity for Clean Water & Clean Power, Waukegan Municipal Beach, Waukegan, Illinois.
August 23, 2014, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Green Energy Summit sponsored by U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, University Center of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois.