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Posted on: May 2, 2023

Making Progress on Sustainability

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Village staff throughout the organization have been hard at work implementing the strategies of the updated Skokie Environment Sustainability Plan, which aims to reduce communitywide Greenhouse Gas emissions by 35 percent from 2020 levels by 2030, and ach...

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Posted on: April 4, 2023

What’s the Buzz on No Mow May? Instead, We Say Delay!

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No Mow May, a popular movement across the United Kingdom, has found its way to our shores. While the intent to provide pollinators with food as they come out of hibernation is a good one, climate differences between here and the UK mean that the timing of...

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Posted on: March 16, 2023

Beekeeping – What’s All That Buzz About?

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The Village of Skokie and Oakton College are teaming up to create a buzz with their new Community Apiary!

Located at Oakton's Skokie campus (7701 Lincoln Avenue), this exciting new venture provides a fun and communal beekeeping location for Skokie...

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