Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Friday, March 17, 2023

Program Year

2023

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City of Chicago Heights

City, IL

David Gonzalez

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Chicago Heights is a south suburban community of approximately 28,000 residents. The City is committed to a vision for implementing projects and programs for sustainability and green space initiatives that will provide immediate and long term benefits for our residents, businesses and community as a whole.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
Issue a Proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor David Gonzalez	2023	3/17/2023		View Pledge

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