First Congregational Church to host open house Nov. 16 to celebrate EPA cleanup completion

Coffee, doughnuts will be available

New sod is laid down at the First Congregational Church of La Salle on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 in La Salle. The work was part of the United States Environmental Protection Agency soil cleanup La Salle Superfund site. The approximate $110 million project is in response to soil contaminated by the former Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Co. in La Salle. — New sod is laid down Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the First Congregational Church of La Salle. The work was part of the Environmental Protection Agency soil cleanup La Salle Superfund site. The approximate $110 million project is in response to soil contaminated by the former Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Co. in La Salle. (Scott Anderson)

October 31, 2024 at 10:13 am CDT

The First Congregational Church, 502 Joliet St., La Salle, will host the community from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the church hall.

There will be coffee and doughnuts for those in attendance to celebrate the new look after the recent Environmental Protection Agency cleanup at the church. The work was part of the soil cleanup to a superfund site. The estimated $110 million project response remedied soil contaminated by the former Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Co. in La Salle.