Burke Hosting Community Shred Day in Palos Hills

EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. – State Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, state Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, and Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett are providing area families the opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive paper documents at a free Community Shred Day on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Palos Recreation Area, located at 8455 W. 103^rd St. in Palos Hills

“It’s important to safely dispose of sensitive personal information, but many families working hard to make ends meet don’t have a place in their budgets for shredding,” Burke said. “My shred day is a free opportunity for families to protect themselves from identity theft, and also protect our environment since these paper documents will be reused instead of going to a landfill.”

Burke, Cunningham and Bennett are partnering with AT&T to offer local residents free paper shredding. Documents that contain personally identifiable information will be securely destroyed. There is a two-box limit per resident, and residents are also asked to not leave cardboard boxes at the event, as they cannot be shredded. Burke will also be collecting signatures on a petition supporting her legislation to repeal and outlaw the Cook County beverage tax.

“I think the beverage tax is only going to hurt middle-class families and small businesses in our area,” Burke said. “I want to send a clear and loud message that this tax must be quickly ended.”