Clean Up - Give Back

04/26/2026

Thank you to our small but mighty group of volunteers cleaning at Wolf & Touhy today! The weather was perfect for a spring cleanup.

04/26/2026

Thank you for your service to the community!

04/23/2026

🌳🌎♻️ Happy Earth Day! Today and every day let's start doing little things to help our planet. Either walking in the park or by the lake if you come across plastic items laying around please pick them up. Let's find a way to be kind to our planet recycle, reuse.
We have partnered with a great local organization Up - Give Back in Des Plaines, IL https://cleanupgiveback.org/
Please support there cause join now in their many clean up events and become a member. There is no Planet B! 🌳🌎♻️

04/19/2026

Thank you to Des Plaines Lions Club and Lou Malnati's, our City of Des Plaines Clerk Dominik Bronakowski, and all the Great Volunteers who cleaned Lion’s Woods, making the area much nicer for the residents and wildlife.

04/19/2026

04/14/2026

04/10/2026

The annual Earth Month Clean Up with Clean Up - Give Back is THIS WEEKEND! We'll be at Axehead Lake on Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

This event is FREE and open to the community! You can register in advance and check out other upcoming clean ups at cleanupgiveback.org. Walk-ups are welcome. Learn more at desplainesil.gov/sustainability!

04/02/2026

April is Earth Month! Stay tuned as we share ways to protect our environment and live sustainably.

Head over to desplainesil.gov/sustainability for tips on going green here in Des Plaines, and be sure to join us at Axehead Lake on April 11 for the annual Earth Month Clean Up with Clean Up - Give Back!

03/29/2026

03/22/2026

Thank you to the great volunteers that cleaned along Milwaukee Road in Wheeling. We filled 38 bags and collected other debris. Such a beautiful sunny day for a cleanup.

03/18/2026