Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Friday, February 4, 2022

Program Year

2022

Achievement

2022

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Village of Glenview

Glenview, IL

Michael Jenny

Village President

Pledge Summary

The Village of Glenview, Illinois is a suburb about 20 miles north of Chicago with a population of approximately 49,000. The Village has created a monarch conservation plan and includes milkweed and nectar plants in landscaping at numerous public facilities. The Village has also partnered with local schools to support their pollinator gardens and provides educational materials to encourage residents to create private pollinator gardens.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.

Systems Change ▸

Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.
Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Village President Mike Jenny	2026	1/6/2026		View Pledge
Village President Mike Jenny	2025	1/21/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Village President Michael Jenny	2023	2/17/2023		View Pledge
Village President Michael Jenny	2022	2/4/2022	Signatories	View Pledge
Village Manager Matt Formica	2021	3/29/2021	Signatories	View Pledge