Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Village of Union

Union, IL

Anthony Fredrickson

President

Pledge Summary

Union is a small village in McHenry County in Illinois. We are approximately 60 miles northwest of Chicago. We are known for the Illinois Railroad Museum and McHenry County Historical Society and Museum. We have been members of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge for several years and look forward to continuing do this for years to come. The gardens are beautiful and help make our community a place people want to visit.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

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.)

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
President Anthony Fredrickson	2026	1/8/2026		View Pledge
President Anthony Fredrickson	2025	1/14/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
President Robert Wagner	2024	3/12/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Buildings and grounds trustee Ian McCartney	2022	12/14/2021	Signatories	View Pledge