Local Pollution Hotspots, Coming Industrial Development IDed in UIC Study
Published July 14, 2020
"Identifying Environmental Hazards within Southwest Chicago" comes from a research team at the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health and tallies pollution sources and impact across the Southwest Side.
- "Identifying Environmental Hazards within Southwest Chicago" looks at local emissions sources and their impact across the Southwest Side.
- Research team from the University of Illinois at Chicago releases study in partnership with the Southwest Environmental Alliance.
- Analysis notes how City of Chicago planning and policy portend more industrial businesses moving into area.
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McKinley Park Named Connected Community for Statewide Internet Program
Published July 10, 2020
The McKinley Park Development Council lands the Illinois Connected Communities program for McKinley Park, which will work to expand broadband access and literacy in the neighborhood.
- McKinley Park Development Council lands Illinois Connected Communities program to bring better broadband to the neighborhood.
- Statewide initiative is first planning step toward participation in the $420 million Connect Illinois program.
- McKinley Park is one of 12 communities in first cohort of statewide program.
Read more: McKinley Park Named Connected Community for Statewide Internet Program
