Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Program Year

2021

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Village of Grayslake

Grayslake, IL

Rhett Taylor

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Grayslake is a Village located in Northeast Illinois with a population of roughly 21,000. The Village has worked extensively to maintain and create green space in conjunction with development, and places emphasis on planting native plants and other pollinator promoting plants when undertaking landscaping and other projects. Mayor Taylor is committed to protecting the Monarch butterfly population and looks forward to continuing to work to promote local pollinators through the Village’s efforts as well as engaging the community about ways they can help the Monarchs at home.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
Issue a proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. This proclamation must incorporate a focus on monarch conservation.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Elizabeth Davies	2026	1/26/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Rhett Taylor	2025	2/7/2025	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor of Grayslake Rhett Taylor	2024	2/14/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor of Grayslake Rhett Taylor	2023	1/4/2023		View Pledge
Mayor Rhett Taylor	2022	4/1/2022		View Pledge
Mayor Rhett Taylor	2021	3/10/2021		View Pledge