A press release from the McHenry County Environmental Defenders:

GREEN DRINKS MCHENRY COUNTY GATHERING SET FOR January 4

CRYSTAL LAKE – On the first Wednesday of each month, environmentally-minded people gather upstairs at Duke’s Alehouse Kitchen to network and talk about “greening” the future.

Everyone is welcome to attend the McHenry County Green Drinks on January 4 th, 2017, from 5 pm until 7 pm, 110 N Main Street in Crystal Lake.

Senator Pam Althoff will be the guest speaker at the January 4th Green Drinks event. Senator Althoff has represented the 32nd District in the Illinois Legislature since 2003 and was recently re-elected for another term.

She has been a friend of the environment during her years of service and was a big supporter of the Clean Energy Bill for Illinois that was just adopted this past Fall.

Senator Althoff will be addressing that bill and any environmental issues that may be coming up in the 2017 legislative session during her presentation.

She also will welcome questions about these issues.

Representative Steve Andersson will join Senator Althoff in a discussion of Illinois’ upcoming environmental issues.

He is a small business owner in Geneva, Illinois, and has been a licensed attorney for more than two decades. Representative Andersson serves Illinois’ 65th Legislative District which includes much of Kane County and Huntley in McHenry County.