File #: 16-5348    Version: 1 Name: CONGRATULATING CHICAGO GATEWAY GREEN ON ITS 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 9/14/2016 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 9/14/2016 Final action: 9/14/2016
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING CHICAGO GATEWAY GREEN ON ITS 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WHEREAS, Chicago Gateway Green is a not-for-profit dedicated to the greening and beautification of Chicago's gateways and expressways through landscape enhancement, litter and graffiti removal, and the installation of public art; and WHEREAS, in 1986 the late Donald J. DePorter founded Chicago Gateway Green on the belief that beauty and sustainability go hand-in-hand, and today the public-private partnership continues to lead the charge in greening and beautifying the great city of Chicago together with its partners; and WHEREAS, Chicago Gateway Green is dedicated to greening and beautifying Chicago's expressways, gateways and neighborhoods and maintains 100 expressway gardens and almost 150 acres of roadside landscapes on all major expressways leading into and out of the city using native shrubs, trees and perennials; and WHEREAS, the not-for-profit has planted more than 4,000 trees, 80,000 shrub...
Sponsors: JOHN A. FRITCHEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

CONGRATULATING CHICAGO GATEWAY GREEN ON ITS 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

WHEREAS, Chicago Gateway Green is a not-for-profit dedicated to the greening and beautification of Chicago's gateways and expressways through landscape enhancement, litter and graffiti removal, and the installation of public art; and

WHEREAS, in 1986 the late Donald J. DePorter founded Chicago Gateway Green on the belief that beauty and sustainability go hand-in-hand, and today the public-private partnership continues to lead the charge in greening and beautifying the great city of Chicago together with its partners; and

WHEREAS, Chicago Gateway Green is dedicated to greening and beautifying Chicago's expressways, gateways and neighborhoods and maintains 100 expressway gardens and almost 150 acres of roadside landscapes on all major expressways leading into and out of the city using native shrubs, trees and perennials; and

WHEREAS, the not-for-profit has planted more than 4,000 trees, 80,000 shrubs, 130,000 perennials, and has removed over 1.35 million pounds of refuse from Chicago's expressways since the inception of its Expressway Partnership Program; and

WHEREAS, Chicago Gateway Green has worked in tandem with the City of Chicago and Illinois Department of Transportation to remove graffiti and litter over the 100 miles of expressways within Chicago's boarders; and

WHEREAS, Chicago Gateway Green showcases artists' work from 25 Sister Cities along Chicago's gateways and expressways with permanent, large-scale public art that applauds Chicago as an international city of culture; and

WHEREAS, in 1992 Chicago Gateway Green created its marquee annual fundraising event the "Green Tie Ball" and this year marks the 25th anniversary of the event, continuing its fundraising for the organization and raising awareness of its mission to green Chicago; and

WHEREAS, 2016 also marks the 30th anniversary of Chicago Gateway Green and its dedication to greening and beautifying C...

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