Coalition Partners

Our Coalition Partners are organizations and individuals with whom we share common concerns about our environment and our society's responsibility to care for our planet and all living things on it. We support our Partner's efforts to promote responsible stewardship of the planet, and to educate the public on subjects of environment and apprecialtion of the natural sciences, and they share our concerns regarding the misuse of manmade light at night.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

Naperville Astronomical Association

We are a member organization in the Chicago Wilderness regional alliance.

Our Team Members

Our coalition is a not-for-profit corporation run by a group of Illinois citizens from diverse backgrounds who have joined together to work for one common cause: Helping the State of Illinois to become a model for modern, responsible outdoor illumination for not only the rest of the United States, but for the world. Our executive board includes:

Debra Norvil - A resident of Homer Township/Homer Glen since 1986, Debra is a "Founding Father" of the Village of Homer Glen, incorporated in 2001. She has been a member of the Homer Glen Environment Committee since 2001; co-author of the Village of Homer Glen Outdoor Lighting Ordinance passed in 2007; the Village of Homer Glen Earth Hour 2010 coordinator; Homer Glen Environment Committee/Homer Township stargazing coordinator.

Debra Lazar Pearl - A fifteen year resident of Hinsdale. Previous to investing herself in distinguishing the nuances of lumens & luminosity, and deciphering meaning from peculiar multi-syllable acronyms; Debra served on the Hinsdale Public Library Foundation Executive Board, and Founded and Chaired "Astronomy Nights", 2002 through 2007.

Drew Carhart - A fifty-one year resident of the Naperville area, Drew was a founding member of the Naperville Astronomical Association (1973). He works in the Insects Division of the Field Museum of Natural History, still helps run the Naperville astronomy organization, and serves as webmaster for this website.


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