Dave Wilms News Today

A program entitled "Solar Power -- Harnessing Mother Natures Gift" will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, at St. Joseph Koenig Center, 121 E. Maple Ave., Libertyville.

Jobs in clean energy -- such as installing solar panel arrays, recycling lithium-ion battery modules and planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure -- grew by more than 5,000 in Illinois last year, or 5%, according to a recent report.

Lake County high school students are organizing a climate change summit Saturday focused on finding solutions to combat its effects and capping off Earth Week events at College of Lake County in Grayslake.

A Libertyville letter to the editor: Im a retired environmental science teacher from Stevenson High School.