Document shredding in Wheeling Saturday

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County will host a document destruction event at the Wheeling Public Works Facility, 77 W. Hintz Drive, from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24.

The free event will allow residents to drive up, unload their paper and documents and have them shredded within minutes. Documents that people may want to have shredded include medical forms, bank statements, personal files and retired tax forms. Staples and paper clips are acceptable, but binders should be removed.

SWANCC is an intergovernmental agency comprised of 23 communities, including Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows and Wheeling. Identification will be checked for proof of residency in one of those communities.

For more information, contact the agency at (847) 724-9205 or visit SWANCC’s website at swancc.org.