Tree Planting, Trash Collecting and Electronic Salvation

Euclid Avenue Railroad Crossing to Close for Repairs

The Canadian National Railroad crossing at Euclid Avenue is scheduled for repairs from Monday, May 2, starting at 8 a.m. through Friday, May 13, at 6 p.m.

These repairs require complete road closure for the duration of the project. Motorists are asked to obey detour signs and detour routes.

GSU Plants Tree for Earth Day

Governors State University celebrated Earth Day on Friday by planting trees on the University Park campus.

Electronics Recycling at Habitat for Humanities ReStore

Chicagoland residents can now recycle outdated and unwanted electronics through the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 180 W. Joe Orr Road, Chicago Heights, Wednesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
Habitat for Humanity will be rolling these services out throughout Illinois in the coming months and this will be the first collection event to take place from HFH in Illinois.
 
Vintage Tech Recyclers from Romeoville is the service provider.

The ReStore will be conducting a kickoff collection event at ReStore on April 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

GSU Students Collect the Trash

In preparation for Earth Day – and because it was badly needed  – students from the Governors State University Biology Club recently braved the pouring rain and chilly temperatures to clean up the drainage ditch along Dralle Road and Thorn Creek, which runs through the University Park campus.

The students filled bags with discarded bottles, plastic bags, cans, and paper -- all of which they expected to find. They were surprised, however, when they hauled up a porcelain toilet complete with water tank, a queen size mattress, old tires, a hot water tank, and yards of metal fencing, fence posts and coiled wire.