UPDATE ON McCORMICK PLACE WINDOWS AND BIRD STRIKES

Weather conditions, a pulse of migrating warblers, and bright lights combined to create a wave of bird deaths. McCormick Place has taken action to mitigate the problem!

SB3501, known as the Illinois Outdoor Lighting Control Act, the new statute will become effective on January 1, 2025. The Act is one of the first state statutes in the country to address light pollution and, more significantly, light pollution caused by modern outdoor LED lighting.

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The Forest Preserve District of Kane County unanimously adopted its first Outdoor Lighting Policy in July. Kane County becomes the third Forest Preserve District to adopt dark-sky friendly outdoor lighting policies, following Cook and DuPage.