Rep. Stephens, Cook County sheriff to host recycling event

State Rep. Brad Stephens and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will host a “spring cleaning” recycling event Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at 5515 N. East River Road in Chicago.

The free event will include a shred truck for on-site paper recycling, an electronics recycling truck, and prescription drug drop-off. Participants are asked to limit shredding to two bags or bankers’ boxes of paper, one box of electronics and one larger electronic device per family.

“For any questions, please contact my office at (773) 444-0611,” Stephens, a Rosemont Republican, said in a news release. “We look forward to seeing you there on Saturday.”