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A band of 30 volunteers have begun a mass cleanup project at a vacant lot near SRC's Cicero headquarters, according to The Post-Standard.
Thousands more are expected to contribute cleaning up the environment today and Saturday in commemoration of Earth Day. Trash pickups have covered roadsides, streams and public domains.