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News: April 29, 2025
C4 Communities Advance Sustainability with Composting Initiatives
There’s nothing more sustainable than turning waste into a valuable resource, and this spring, the Villages of Broadview and Maywood…
News: April 29, 2025
Planting the Seeds: How School Climate Policies Grow Change
Students, administrators and board members came together on April 8th for an Intergenerational School Climate Policy Workshop, in which they…
News: March 20, 2025
The Cross Agency Sustainability Exchange Launches in Oak Park
An innovative collaborative effort has launched in the Village of Oak Park to build a more sustainable community. The Cross…
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C4 Road Map
Prioritizing replicable projects, outcomes and metrics, C4 currently supports 14 disinvested and resourced communities in Illinois. This is our roadmap…
News: October 29, 2024
Bellwood Shines Bright with Community Solar Success
The Village of Bellwood is committed to expanding access to renewable energy for its residents and building a greener future…
News: September 26, 2024
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Bellwood Launches Successful Composting Program
Contact: Becky Brodsky, becky@sevengenerationsahead.org Release Date: September 26, 2024Bellwood, IL - On Thursday, September 19th, 2024, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in…
News: July 10, 2024
SGA and Partners Talk Trash
On Tuesday, June 18th, Seven Generations Ahead’s (SGA) Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) team and partners held a webinar covering the…
News: June 24, 2024
C4 Communities Look for Solutions as Local Flooding Intensifies
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chicago and its suburbs are growing more and more susceptible to severe flooding. On June…