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3/04/08 Energy Efficiency Through Operator Training – Building Operator Certification (BOC) achieves measurable energy savings by training individuals who are directly responsible for day-to-day building operations. As energy-efficiency controls and equipment alone do not produce savings, the key to sustaining energy savings is proper training of the building operator. More than 90% of BOC graduates and their supervisors report that BOC training has saved energy, saved money, and improved comfort in their facilities. Building operators using the energy-efficient procedures and tools learned in BOC training can cut electricity use by 15% or more. The next BOC training in the greater Chicagoland region begins March 4 th in Evanston. More information, including links to online registration, can be found at www.boccentral.org/illinois or by calling Paige Knutsen at (312) 587-8390 x 19.

3/28/08 Green Business and Community Expo: The Expo runs form noon-7:00 p.m. at Oakton Community College Des Plaines Campus at 1600 East Golf Road in Des Plaines. ...

4/12/08 Earth Day 2008: Earth Day 2008 at Loyola University with welcome address given by Al Gini, a professor at Loyola University and an NPR contributor. ...

4/26/08 Earth Day Event: The event will last from 1 to 4 p.m. on April 26 at Frankfort Park District, 7540 W. Braemar Lane, Frankfort. The event will offer a wide range of eco-related educational opportunities and activities for families and residents of all ages. Call Clayton Wooldridge, Park Ecologist, at (815) 469-3524 or at cwooldridge@fspd.org. ...

4/26/08 Northbrook's Earth and Arbor Day Celebration: The event will be held from 10:30am -2:30pm at the Village Green on the corner of Shermer and Meadow Roads in Northbrook. Residents gather for a community clean-up at 8:30am, followed by free food, entertainment, and a "Green Expo" with a variety of vendors from non-profit organizations and others featuring earth friendly ideas, projects and products! Free tree seedling give-a-way and much more! Fun for all ages! Special Recycling Collection includes household batteries, electronics including computers, ink cartridges, Styrofoam peanuts, residential fire extinguishers and document shredding. Call Mary Bernier, Village of Northbrook at 847 272-5050, ext. 4247 for more information. ...

2/17/08 Highland Park Earth Festival: Highland Park Earth Festival at Jens Jensen Park and hosted by the Ravinia Neighbors Association on May 3rd, 2008. ...