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Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Email Strings Show City Officials Warned of Health Risks Before Little Village Demolition Fiasco

by Brett Chase, Mauricio Peu00f1a and Justin Laurence May 22, 2020November 10, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration has blown deadlines to disclose internal communications, violating state public records laws. City Hall’s decision-making process prior to the implosion remains shrouded.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Attorney General Sues Hilco After Botched Little Village Smokestack Demolition

by Brett Chase and Mauricio Peu00f1a May 5, 2020November 10, 2022

The state’s top prosecutor says the company did not take steps “to protect the community from air pollution and compromised air quality” after the implosion covered the neighborhood in dust.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Developer in Little Village Demolition Gone Wrong Cited By State EPA With Violating Pollution Laws

by Brett Chase and Mauricio Peu00f1a April 22, 2020November 10, 2022

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office is reviewing the incident that covered the Chicago neighborhood in dust.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Contractor In Little Village Smokestack Fiasco Was Cited In March For Blowing Dust — But City OK’d Demolition Anyway

by Brett Chase and Mauricio Peu00f1a April 17, 2020November 10, 2022

A Hilco affiliate, contractor MCM Management Corp. and partners were hit with $3.75 million in environmental violations in Maryland.

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Coronavirus Scams Surging Across Illinois and Experts Predict More

by Brett Chase April 15, 2020November 10, 2022

Federal and local officials have gotten thousands of fraud complaints. Stimulus checks will create another tidal wave of fraud, authorities warn.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Coronavirus Crippling Chicago’s Census Outreach Effort

by Brett Chase March 23, 2020November 10, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, already worried about the city losing billions of dollars in the 2020 headcount, worked to boost participation in undercounted communities. Now COVID-19 is creating a major new hurdle.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Lightfoot Facing Off Against ComEd Over the Future

by Brett Chase March 10, 2020November 10, 2022

With agreement between City Hall and the power company expiring this year, the mayor is focusing on internal study and federal investigation as leverage.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Student Protesters Demand Lightfoot Live Up To Campaign Promises on Environmental Protection

by Brett Chase February 28, 2020November 10, 2022

Members of several youth groups protested outside the mayor’s City Hall offices to call for Lightfoot to reinstate a city department of environment to fight pollution and address climate change.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

Lightfoot’s Actions on Environmental Campaign Promises Are Off to a Slow Start

by Brett Chase December 5, 2019November 10, 2022

Chicago mayor says budget constraints have cooled her ambitious plans. Her 2020 budget includes no new funding for additional pollution inspectors.

Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity

CDC To Review Air Pollution Near East St. Louis, Duckworth Says

by Brett Chase November 20, 2019November 10, 2022

Illinois senator asked for assessment of toxic releases from Veolia plant, a site profiled in a recent BGA story about President Trump’s diminished EPA.

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