Evanston Council Member Will Be Recognized for Work on Climate Change

CHICAGO, IL - Evanston 7th Ward Ald. Eleanor Revelle and her husband, Bill will be honored during the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ 2016 Annual Dinner on Nov. 14 in Chicago for their early recognition that climate change poses and threat to humanity.

Eleanor Revelle, who was appointed to the Evanston City Council in 2015 by Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl after the resignation of Jane Grover, helped establish the city’s Climate Action Fund and has been on the board of the League of Women Voters at the national, state and local levels, according to the Bulletin.

Bill Revelle has been on the Bulletin’s Governing Board as vice-chair and “helped steer us toward early adoption of digital publishing and web-based interactive tools,” the organization wrote in announcing the event’s honorees.

The event at the Chicago Cultural Center in downtown Chicago will include a video tribute to the Revelles from former Vice President Al Gore.