CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state to staff free events giving consumers energy efficiency tips for their home, educating them on how clean energy can cut their utility bills and helping people protect themselves from scams and rip-offs.
Summer is in full swing, and CUB can help you learn how to stay cool and safe without wasting energy. We hope to see you at an event soon!
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 3, Morris Senior Health Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and state Sen. Sue Rezin at Saratoga Elementary School (4040 N. Division St., Morris, IL 60450) for a free Senior Health Fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills.
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 4, National Night Out (in-person)
Join CUB and Chicago’s 005th Police District at Palmer Park (201 E. 111th St., Chicago, IL 60628) for the annual National Night Out. Visit CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 8, Go Green LaGrange’s Sustainable Summer Expo (in-person)
Join CUB and Go Green LaGrange at the Plymouth Place Senior Living Community (315 N. La Grange Rd., La Grange Park, IL 60526) for the Annual Sustainable Summer Expo. Come visit the CUB table for helpful information about lowering utility bills.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Sunday, August 9, Go Green Des Plaines Native Garden Walk (in-person)
Join CUB and Go Green Des Plaines for a Native Garden Walk. Tour some of the beautiful gardens in the neighborhood that feature native plants, water features, and landscaping that attract pollinators and birds. Come see how you can incorporate these in your own yard. Please Please RSVP here for a map of all the gardens on the walk.
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 11, D34 Community Connect Resource Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and Glenview School District 34 at Attea Middle School (2500 Chestnut Ave., Glenview, IL 60026) for a free community resource fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 12, Skokie Solar Power Hour (in-person)
Join CUB and the Village of Skokie at the Skokie Public Library (5215 Oakton St., Skokie, IL 60077) for a Solar Power Hour presentation. Learn about Switch Together Chicagoland and how you can incorporate solar in your community through other programs like community solar and Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA). Please register in advance here.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, Rep. Guzzardi and Senator Guzmán’s Back to School Fair (in-person)
Join CUB, state Rep. Will Guzzardi, and state Sen. Graciela Guzmán at Kelvyn Park (4438 W. Wrightwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60639) for an annual Back to School Fair with free backpacks and school supplies, free haircuts for kids, healthcare services, community resources, and family activities. To register for a vaccine appointment in advance, visit tinyurl.com/55h6ts9s.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, Senator Villanueva’s Back to School Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and state Senator Celina Villanueva at Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy (2850 W. 24th Blvd., Chicago, IL 60623) for a free Back to School Fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills.
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 17, Senator Villanueva’s Back to School Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and state Senator Celina Villanueva at the Rauner Family YMCA (2700 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60608) for a free Back to School Fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 18, Lemont Cable Options and Reducing Robocalls (in-person)
Join CUB and Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) at the Lemont Township Community Center (16300 Alba St., Lemont, IL 60439) for a free presentation about your cable options and reducing robocalls.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 19, Carpentersville Senior Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and state Sen. Don DeWitte at the Dundee Township Park District Rakow Center (665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville, IL 60110) for a free Senior Fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills!
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 19, South Holland Cable Options and Reducing Robocalls (in-person)
Join CUB at the South Holland Public Library (16250 Wausau Ave., South Holland, IL 60473) for a free presentation about your cable options and reducing robocalls. Please register in advance here.
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 30, Senator Villanueva’s Back to School Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and state Senator Celina Villanueva at Ortiz De Dominguez School (3000 S. Lawndale Ave., Chicago, IL 60623) for a free Back to School Fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills!
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, Environmental Resource Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison at Rahlfs Woods (1350 S. Park Ave., Streamwood, IL 60107) for an Annual Environmental Resource Fair. Click here for more information about this event.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 25, Senior Expo (in-person)
Join CUB and state Senator John Curran at the Indian Boundary YMCA (711 59th St., Downers Grove, IL 60516) for a free Senior Resource Fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills!
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 24, Chicago Utility Bill Workshop / Evento de Análisis de Facturas (in-person)
Join the Citizens Utility Board and state Senator Graciela Guzmán at the 33rd Ward Office (4747 N Sawyer Ave, Chicago, IL 60625) for a free utility bill workshop. During this workshop, we will go over understanding your utility bills, your energy choices, energy efficiency programs that can help consumers save energy and money, and solar options. Please register in advance here.
¡Si usted piensa que sus facturas de servicios públicos le llegan muy altas, o simplemente quiere aprender sobre oportunidades de ahorro, entonces este taller es para usted! Citizens Utility Board y la senadora estatal Graciela Guzmán los invita para aprender sobre sus facturas de servicios públicos. Haga clic en este enlace para registrarse.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 25, Lisle Cable Options and Reducing Robocalls (in-person)
Join CUB and Lisle Township Senior Services at the Arbor Place of Lisle (4795 Karns Rd., Lisle, IL 60532) for a free presentation about your cable options and reducing robocalls. Please call (630) 349-0328 to register.
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, ¡Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition at Harrison Park (1824 S. Wood St., Chicago, IL 60618) for a free resource fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, Carpentersville Senior Fair (in-person)
Join CUB and state Representative Anna Moeller at the Dundee Township Park District Adult Activities Center (665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville, IL 60110) for a free Senior Fair. Stop by CUB’s table to learn how you can save money and energy on your utility bills.
