Earth Hour Illinois

03/30/2014

Thanks to everyone who came to the Chicago Cultural Center for our Earth Hour event. Specials thanks to the city of Chicago, Sony Pictures, WWF and ComEd. Seeing Spider-Man was great.

03/30/2014

Thanks to everyone for being part of Earth Hour.

03/30/2014

Thanks to all who made Earth Hour possible: city of Chicago, ComEd, WWF, Sony Pictures.

03/30/2014

Earth Hour is here.

03/30/2014

Getting ready to turn off the lights for Earth Hour. Are you?

03/29/2014

Spider-Man is here to celebrate Earth Hour at the Chicago Cultural Center.

03/29/2014

Ready for Earth Hour??

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-earth-hour-20140329,0,7310238.story

Chicagoans are being urged to power down tonight in honor of Earth Hour, called one of the largest global environmental events.

03/29/2014

Can't make it to our Earth Hour part tonight at the Chicago Cultural Center? You can still learn some easy ways to save on your energy use. Visit https://www.comed.com/home-savings/Pages/default.aspx

Learn how you can reduce your energy consumption and save money on your energy costs.

03/29/2014

Earth Hour is tonight. Let us know your plans for tonight. If you are in Chicago, stop by the Chicago Cultural Center tonight starting at 6:30 pm for our Earth Hour celebration with the World Wildlife Fund, city of Chicago and ComEd. Special appearance by Spider-Man highlighted by our 'lights out' moment at 8:30 pm.

03/28/2014

Want to know what you can do beyond Earth Hour. Our friends from ComEd have some great ideas on how to save on your energy use.
https://www.comed.com/home-savings/Pages/default.aspx

03/28/2014

Several yoga studios are offering candlelight classes in honor of Earth Hour. They include: Bloom Yoga Studio, Namaskar Yoga Studio, Nspired Yoga in Rockford, and Village Yoga in Lincoln Park.

03/28/2014

Dining options for Earth Hour? We have those for you as well. Visit Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants as select Big Bowl locations will offer a free kid’s meal for families who dine at the restaurant on March 29 (one free kid’s meal per adult) and fill out the ComEd Energy Efficiency Pledge. Plus, all diners receive a free energy efficiency gift bag.

Participating locations:

Chicago: 6 E Cedar St.
Chicago: 60 E Ohio St,
Lincolnshire: 215 Parkway Dr.
Schaumburg: 1950 E. Higgins

03/28/2014

Earth hour is tomorrow night @ 8:30 pm. Join us at the Chicago Cultural Center tomorrow starting at 6:30 pm and stay with us until our 'lights out' moment at 8:30 pm. More info on the event is here: https://www.comed.com/customer-service/social-media/promotions/Pages/earth-hour.aspx

On Saturday, March 29th, millions of Illinois residents and businesses will participate in the 8th annual Earth Hour initiative by turning off non-essential lights as a symbol of their commitment to the planet. Earth Hour is a worldwide grass-roots movement for the planet organized by the World Wide...

03/27/2014

Another day closer to Earth Hour. Join us on Saturday night for our Earth Hour celebration at the Chicago Cultural Center. Spider-Man will be joing us!

http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/spider-man-hits-town-to-toast-earth-hour/

Not only will Chicago represent the U.S. as the World Wildlife Fund’s 2014 Earth Hour Capital, but we’ll have Spider-Man on hand to help celebrate. T

03/26/2014

Another blast from the past to share. This was our Earth Hour celebration in 2012 as we turned off the lights to the Wrigley Field marquee to raise awareness about climate change. On Saturday, we'll be at the Chicago Cultural Center and inside Preston Bradley Hall where we will be joined by our friends from the city of Chicago, Comed, the World Wildlife Fund and Sony Pictures, including the official superhero of Earth Hour, Spider-Man.

Chicagoans turned off the lights for one hour Saturday in an effort to help save the planet.

03/26/2014

Interested in candlelight yoga classes to honor Earth hour on Saturday? Visit Bloom Yoga Studio in Chicago’s Lincoln Square; Namaskar Yoga in Near North Chicago; Nspired Yoga in Rockford; and Village Yoga in Chicago’s Lincoln Park.

03/26/2014

Good morning, we are one day closer to Earth Hour. Join us at the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday night starting at 6:30 p.m. as we celebrate Earth Hour, highlighted by our 'lights out' moment at 8:30 p.m. Or let us know what your plans are for Earth Hour.

03/25/2014

Blast from the past.......Photo from last year's Earth Hour when we turned off the lights to the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier. Join us this year at the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday night.