After several virtual meetings, IWWSG's Steering Committee was able to meet in July for an in-person outdoor meeting at Irish Times in Brookfield to handle routine business matters and firm up tentative membership meeting plans for 2021-2022.  

 

 

Chicago Portage National Historic Site-September Meeting Highlights

After 18 months of meeting virtually, IWWSG's Membership shook off COVID blues and successfully kicked off the 2021-2022 season on September 15 with an IN-PERSON tour/dinner!! As we followed the steps of Marquette & Joliet, tour guide Gary Mechanic, Friends of the Chicago Portage, provided an interesting and informative presentation and tour of the Chicago Portage National Historic Site in Forest View.  All photos courtesy of Ted Denning.

 

 

 

 

Dinner and E. Ted Erickson DEP Award Presentation at Salerno's

 

 

Following the tour, attendees met at nearby Salerno's in Hodgkins for networking and a delicious salad/pasta & meatballs/pizza/dessert dinner enjoyed on their outside patio. 

 

After dinner, IWWSG's pandemic-delayed "E.Ted Erickson Distinguished Environmental Professional" awards for 2020 & 2021 were presented to recipients John Polich of Gabriel Environmental (2020) (presented by Judy Freeman) and Jeffrey Chou of Mars Wrigley (2021) (presented by Barb Scapardine).  Unfortunately, Thomas Kunetz of the MWRD (2020 co-recipient) was unable to be in attendance. Jim Harrington, co-recipient of the award when it was initiated in 2000, was in attendance with his wife, Roseanne. 

Mark you calendars now for IWWSG's next meeting, a virtual meeting which will be November 17, 2021 with Jennifer Wasik from MWRD.  

We hope to "see" you then...