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Residentes Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes

Comunidades más afluentes evitan industrias como los centros de distribución, una planta de reciclaje de chatarra y un fabricante de asfalto. Los residentes dicen que la ciudad tiene que cambiar la forma en que le permite a la industria pesada ubicarse cerca de escuelas, parques y hogares.
Aug 27, 2018 10:00 AM
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Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries

Residents protest distribution centers, a metal scrap recycling plant and an asphalt maker — businesses other communities shun. The city has to change the way it permits heavy industry from locating near schools, parks and homes, they say.
Aug 6, 2018 5:30 AM
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A Manafort Lender’s Emanuel Ties

Chicago’s mayor spent millions in city taxpayer funds to aid expansion of the same West Loop bank prosecutors now say made $16 million in questionable loans to a former Trump campaign chairman now on trial for alleged tax and bank fraud.
Aug 3, 2018 5:30 AM
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CHA Seniors File Complaint Over Missing Grab Bars

The grab bar complaint is the latest in a series of grievances by CHA residents about the agency’s failure to keep residents safe.
Jul 16, 2018 8:30 PM
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Water District Approves $95,000 to Former Executive Director Following Unexplained Resignation

Executive stepped down at the end of June after sanitary district’s board conducted investigation.
Jul 12, 2018 5:15 PM
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Clean Dumps May Not Be So Clean, State Suit Charges

Quarries doubling as demolition waste sites threaten to contaminate local water sources, Attorney General Madigan and others warn.
Jun 29, 2018 6:00 AM
Investigation

Explore CHA Elevator Data

Use this database to check the status of CHA residents’ elevators — failed inspections, violations, 911 calls and maintenance records.
Jun 18, 2018 4:00 PM
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CHA Tenants, In Their Own Words

Hear from CHA tenants who say a functioning elevator is more than a luxury.
Jun 7, 2018 6:00 AM
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‘It’s Not Something That Should Be Left to Politics’ — Tenants’ Lawyer

The Chicago Housing Authority paid millions of dollars to private contractors on building upgrades without addressing an aging fleet of elevators, Part Three of a BGA/WBEZ investigation finds.
Jun 6, 2018 6:00 AM
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‘Just Because an Elevator Fails an Inspection Doesn’t Mean It Is Dangerous’ — City Hall

A citywide program to keep elevators safe is broken when it comes to public housing for the city’s poor, Part Two of a BGA/WBEZ investigation reveals.
Jun 5, 2018 6:00 AM

Investigations

Residentes Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes

Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries

A Manafort Lender’s Emanuel Ties

CHA Seniors File Complaint Over Missing Grab Bars

Water District Approves $95,000 to Former Executive Director Following Unexplained Resignation

Clean Dumps May Not Be So Clean, State Suit Charges

Explore CHA Elevator Data

CHA Tenants, In Their Own Words

‘It’s Not Something That Should Be Left to Politics’ — Tenants’ Lawyer

‘Just Because an Elevator Fails an Inspection Doesn’t Mean It Is Dangerous’ — City Hall

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How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

Trapped: Neglected Elevators Put Chicago’s Public Housing Residents at Risk

Investigations

Residentes ​​Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes

Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries

A Manafort Lender’s Emanuel Ties

CHA Seniors File Complaint Over Missing Grab Bars

Water District Approves $95,000 to Former Executive Director Following Unexplained Resignation

Clean Dumps May Not Be So Clean, State Suit Charges

Explore CHA Elevator Data

CHA Tenants, In Their Own Words

‘It’s Not Something That Should Be Left to Politics’ — Tenants’ Lawyer

‘Just Because an Elevator Fails an Inspection Doesn’t Mean It Is Dangerous’ — City Hall

Featured articles

How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

Trapped: Neglected Elevators Put Chicago’s Public Housing Residents at Risk

Residentes Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes