Earth Day cleanup events held around Chicago

WGN NEWS >> JACKIE BANGE: VOLUNTEERS TURNED OUT IN FORCE ACROSS THE CITY THIS EARTH DAY WEEKEND TO MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS A CLEANER PLACE TO LIVE WGN. SEAN LEWIS CAUGHT UP WITH ECO-CONSCIOUS RESIDENTS AS THEY GAVE MOTHER NATURE A HELPING HAND. >> ON A DAY DEDICATED TO ARE FIRST. NATURE GAVE BACK IN SUNSHINE TO THOSE WILLING TO HELP CLEANUP. AND A GREAT DAY. SUN'S OUT NICE LITTLE BREEZE. CHARLES BLACKWELL, AS ONE OF THE MANY VOLUNTEERS IN THE CITY WHO CAME OUT TO LAWNDALE LENDING A HAND AND SOME >> BREAKING TO SHOVEL MOVE IN TRASH BAGS. >> PICKING UP BRANCHES, BOTTLES, WHATEVER IS LIKE AMERICAN GOT THE MAYOR. ALSO OUT CELEBRATING WHAT HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL RITE OF SPRING EARTH DAY AND PEOPLE ON THEIR PORCH. >> I'M COMING OUT WANTING TO EVEN JUST WALK WITH US ON THE STREET TO CLEAN UP THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY. RESPONSIBILITIES. WE WANT TO GET THE WORKERS OUT. CELEBRATE EARTH DAY. MAKE SURE WE CAN HELP CONTRIBUTE IN THE COMMUNITY BY CLEANING UP THESE LAST. ON THE NORTH SIDE. >> THIS EARTH DAY EVENT AT NORTHPARK VILLAGE NATURE CENTER SOUGHT TO CLEAN UP WHAT HUMANS HAVE LEFT EARTH DAY BEGAN. 52 YEARS AGO, THE BRAINCHILD OF THEN WISCONSIN SENATOR GAYLORD NELSON KNOWN FOR HIS CONSERVATION EFFORTS. TODAY. EARTH DAY EVENTS CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER FROM TREE PLANTINGS IN >> 2 ENVIRONMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS IN ARGENTINA. BACK HOME. IN ENGLEWOOD. ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE, WE FOUND THIS CLEANUP ALONG WEST 61ST STREET. WE REALLY WANT TO COME IN HERE AND FOCUS ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF CHICAGO WHERE THE SERVICE ORGANIZATION, MY BLOCK MY HOOD, MY CITY, PULL THE RESOURCES TOGETHER TO HELP. >> EVEN THOUGH IT'S EARTH DAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT'S JUST NOT ONE DAY. EVERY DAY SHOULD BE DAY. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARD FOR YEARS AND SOMETHING MANY STILL STRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH. LEAVING THE EARTH A LITTLE BIT CLEANER THAN WE FOUND IT. WE'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME AND THIS IS A GOOD D

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Length: 2min 23sec (143 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 23 2022