2024/02/02 | Southwest Siders Call On Federal Agency To Preserve Damen Silos From Demolition [archive] | Madison Savedra | Block Club Chicago |
2023/11/28 | Brandon Johnson Touts Renewed Effort by Churches to House Migrants, As Brighton Park Base Camp Construction Begins [archive] | Heather Cherone | WTTW |
2023/11/20 | Residents call Chicago report that maps neighborhood pollution flawed because calculations don’t include industrial corridors [archive] | Karina Atkins | Chicago Tribune |
2023/11/03 | Brighton Park migrant base camp proposal moves forward with signed land use contract [archive] | Jake Sheridan | Chicago Tribune |
2023/11/02 | Chicago signs land use contract for $91K per month to house migrants in vacant lot in Brighton Park [archive] | Bennett Haeberle, Katy Smyser, Lisa Capitanini | NBC Chicago |
2023/10/27 | Alderpeople Ask, ‘Where’s The Beef’ On Revived Department Of Environment? [archive] | Maxwell Evans | Block Club Chicago |
2023/10/24 | Toxic past leads to concern about Brighton Park migrant tent site [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2023/10/11 | Mayor Johnson proposes Chicago Department of Environment [archive] | Brett Chase | Sun-Times |
2023/10/03 | ‘Co-Governance’ Between Neighbors And City Is Key In Push For Environmental Reform [archive] | Maxwell Evans | Block Club Chicago |
2023/10/03 | South and West Siders plead for law to end pollution ‘sacrifice zones’ [archive] | Brett Chase | Sun-Times |
2023/09/18 | Chicago, Community Leaders Publicly Release Cumulative Impact Assessment Report [archive] | Mayor’s Press Office | Chicago.gov |
2023/09/14 | ‘This is How You Do It Right’ Environmental activists on the last couple of years, the progression of their organizing, and what they want to see next [archive] | Alma Campos | South Side Weekly |
2023/08/02 | Chicago Teens Can Earn Money While Tending An Urban Farm, Learning About Mutual Aid [archive] | Madison Savedra | Block Club Chicago |
2023/07/13 | Stronger Regulations, Improved Air Quality Monitoring Among City Environmental Study’s Early Recommendations [archive] | Maxwell Evans | Block Club Chicago |
2023/07/12 | Chicago Officials Seek Community Input on Environmental Issues Facing Neighborhoods [archive] | Eunice Alpasan | WTTW News |
2023/06/28 | Proposed Stevenson Expressway Expansion Brings Activists, Neighbors Together To Air Concerns About More Pollution [archive] | Jacqueline Cardenas | Block Club Chicago |
2023/05/10 | Air Pollution Harmful To Health Is Highest Along Lakefront, Highways, New Report Says [archive] | Maxwell Evans | Block Club Chicago |
2023/04/21 | Reset with Sasha Ann-Simons — Earth Day 2023: What you can do around Chicago and its suburbs this weekend [archive] | Michael Liptrot | WBEZ |
2023/04/06 | What Chicago’s new mayor means for environmental justice [archive] | Siri Chilukuri | Grist |
2023/04/04 | Final Mayoral Forums Tackle Environmental Racism and Police [archive] | Ryland Pietras | South Side Weekly |
2023/03/15 | Chicago’s Health Department Does Little To Deter Repeat Polluters, Report Finds [archive] | Maxwell Evans | Block Club Chicago |
2023/02/24 | After pollution rules revised, two asphalt makers in lead for city work [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2023/02/24 | Environmental Activists Doubling Down On Calls For Accountability After Leaked Hilco Demolition Report [archive] | Madison Savedra | Block Club Chicago |
2023/02/23 | Little Village wants answers from city officials after report on Crawford plant implosion [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2023/02/23 | Little Village activists demand action after publication of confidential report on botched Hilco smokestack demolition [archive] | Karina Atkins | Chicago Tribune |
2023/02/23 | Organizaciones realizan un evento para impulsar el voto de los jóvenes en las elecciones municipales en Chicago [archive] | UNIVISION | UNIVISION Chicago |
2023/02/23 | Report: Chicago neglected environmental rules leading up to Little Village smokestack implosion [archive] | FOX 32 News | FOX 32 Chicago |
2023/02/22 | Environmental ‘enforcement theater’ [archive] | South Side Weekly | South Side Weekly |
2023/02/10 | Polluters like Southeast Side plant often get a pass on air-quality violations in Chicago, Sun-Times finds [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2023/02/08 | The Race for the Redrawn 12th Ward [archive] | Alma Campos | South Side Weekly |
2023/01/05 | Asphalt plants ordered to cut pollution for Chicago city contracts [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2022/12/17 | OTL #844: Environmental justice in Chicago, The first Green Dining District in IL, The Secret History of Jo Ann Garrett [archive] | Mike Stephen | WGN Radio – Outside the Loop Radio |
2022/12/07 | Southwest Side Environmental Advocates Ask Pritzker To Halt Damen Silos Sale To MAT Asphalt Owner [archive] | Katie Finlon | Block Club Chicago |
2022/12/05 | Letter to Gov. Pritzker from Neighborhood Groups & Others [archive] | See letter for sign-ons | McKinley Park Development Council |
2022/12/05 | Anthony Moser: Gov. Pritzker, don’t sell the Damen Silos on the Chicago River to a polluter [archive] | Anthony Moser | Chicago Tribune |
2022/11/18 | Friends of the Chicago River, Openlands and Others Join Chorus Calling on Pritzker To Halt Damen Silos Sale [archive] | Patty Wetli | WTTW |
2022/11/16 | Damen Silos Press Conference | Neighbors for Environmental Justice | Facebook |
2022/11/11 | ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: McKinley Park and Future of Damen Silos [archive] | Acacia Hernandez, Joanna Hernandez | WTTW |
2022/11/09 | Sale of Damen Silos to MAT Asphalt Owner Draws Fire From McKinley Park Activists, Who Want To Halt the Deal [archive] | Patty Wetli | WTTW |
2022/11/08 | Sale Of Damen Silos To MAT Asphalt Owner Protested By McKinley Park Environmental Group [archive] | Katie Finlon | Block Club Chicago |
2022/10/20 | Environmental Activists Led Tour Around McKinley Park To Spark Conversations About Environmental Justice [archive] | Xuandi Wang | Block Club Chicago |
2022/09/05 | Local Environmental Advocacy Groups Take Air Monitoring Near Industrial Areas Into Their Own Hands [archive] | McKenzie Richmond | WTTW |
2022/08/12 | The repercussions of environmental hazards on Chicago communities [archive] | Deborah L. Shelton | Crain’s Chicago Business |
2022/07/29 | Bidders Hit Bump in Road for Chicago’s Asphalt Contract. City Rejects Offers Due to Environmental Concerns [archive] | Patty Wetli | WTTW |
2022/06/28 | City rejects $500 million in asphalt bids over pollution concerns [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2022/05/18 | Pollution ‘sacrifice zones’ must end, groups say in pushing new law [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2022/05/16 | What we did to analyze Chicago’s air pollution hotspots [archive] | Smarth Gupta, Dillon Bergin, Derek Kravitz | MuckRock |
2022/05/16 | Chicagoans who live near heavy-traffic corridors are breathing the most polluted air [archive] | Smarth Gupta, Dillon Bergin, María Inés Zamudio, Brett Chase, Charmaine Runes | WBEZ |
2022/05/06 | Chicago launches Climate Action Plan [archive] | Monica Eng | Axios Chicago |
2022/04/26 | Daniel Robles: Earth Day to May Day represents our future [archive] | Daniel Robles | Chicago Tribune |
2022/04/25 | Chicago Creeps Up American Lung Association’s List of Most Polluted Cities [archive] | Jennifer Cotto | WTTW |
2022/03/31 | Illinois environmental justice bill would help residents prevent pollution [archive] | Kari Lyderson | Energy News Network |
2022/03/24 | Neighbors Slam McKinley Park Asphalt Plant’s Bid For $500 Million City Contract [archive] | Madison Savedra | Block Club Chicago |
2022/03/22 | Council members ask for environmental reviews on city bids [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2022/03/02 | McKinley Park asphalt maker seeking $500 million in city work — alarming residents [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2022/02/24 | New Zine Drops Knowledge On How Communities Can Make Their Voices Heard About Major Developments [archive] | Maxwell Evans | Block Club Chicago |
2022/02/16 | The Environmental Justice Exchange: A Community Plan for McKinley Park | Chicago Sun-Times | YouTube |
2022/01/25 | New Map Shows Pollution Near Your Kid’s School — And Confirms Latino Neighborhoods Are Hit The Hardest [archive] | Amy Qin | Block Club Chicago |
2022/01/21 | MAT Asphalt says its air pollution is below state limits [archive] | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2021/12/09 | When Amazon Expands, These Communities Pay the Price [archive] | Kaveh Waddell | Consumer Reports |
2021/07/31 | Illinois Attorney General Raoul looking into odor complaints around Chicago asphalt plant | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2021/07/28 | Feds jump into McKinley Park asphalt plant fracas | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2021/06/21 | The growing call for environmental justice in Chicago | Caroline Kubzansky | The CloutCast |
2021/06/10 | Vecinos se oponen a la construcción de viviendas asequibles frente a una fábrica de asfalto en Chicago | | Univision |
2021/05/28 | Many industries call the Southwest Side home. McKinley Park — where a controversial asphalt plant built four years ago has sparked complaints about noxious odors — is pushing back. | Nausheen Husain | Chicago Tribune |
2021/05/25 | McKinley Park Housing, Office Space Development Near MAT Asphalt Plant Heads Toward City Council Vote | Justin Laurence, Joe Ward | Block Club Chicago |
2021/03/22 | Better than Daley: Hired Truck Kingpin Thrives under Lightfoot | Anthony Moser | Rampant |
2021/03/15 | Did Chicago Stop Enforcing Environmental Regulations? | Anthony Moser | Rampant |
2021/01/29 | MAT Asphalt Owner Gets $10 Million Tax Break For Completed Building Under Program Meant To Spur Development | Justin Laurence | Block Club Chicago |
2020/10/08 | City Repeatedly Breaks Promises To South Siders When Approving Polluters And Demolitions | Maxwell Evans, Mauricio Peña | Block Club Chicago |
2020/10/06 | Lightfoot’s Air Pollution Ordinance Stuck in City Council Committee | Fran Spielman, Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2020/09/11 | McKinley Park Neighbors Stage ‘People’s Hearing’ On Controversial Asphalt Plant | Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago |
2020/09/01 | City Considers Plan to Move MAT Asphalt | Jerome McDonald | WBEZ |
2020/08/28 | City explores moving controversial McKinley Park asphalt plant | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2020/08/28 | City rejects affordable housing funding for McKinley Park, citing nearby asphalt plant | Brett Chase | Chicago Sun-Times |
2020/07/06 | Activists Pushing to Close McKinley Park Asphalt Plant Protest in Front of Owner’s Home | Patty Wetli | WTTW |
2020/07/02 | The Hedges Are Gone, But Protesters Now Want Wealthy Lakeview Homeowner To Close His Southwest Side Asphalt Plant | Colin Boyle, Justin Laurence | Block Club Chicago |
2020/06/30 | A Wealthy Family Planted Hedges On Park District Land To Make A Personal Front Yard, Inspector General Alleges | Justin Laurence, Bob Chiarito | Block Club Chicago |
2020/04/14 | Risk Is in the Air | Taylor Moore | South Side Weekly |
2020/03/12 | McKinley Park Neighbors Prep for Showdown With EPA Over Asphalt Plant | Patty Wetli | WTTW |
2020/03/11 | Residentes de McKinley Park se oponen a que renueven los permisos de operación de una planta de asfalto | Natalie Perez | Univision |
2020/01/21 | Email Ties Alderman Cardenas To Polluter | Jacqueline Serrato | South Side Weekly |
2019/04/16 | Polluting Asphalt Plant In McKinley Park Surprised Local Leaders, Now A State Bill Requires State EPA To Warn Them | Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago |
2019/03/28 | Amid Concerns Over Dust, Controversial McKinley Park Asphalt Plant Applies For EPA Permit Again | Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago |
2019/01/29 | McKinley Park Asphalt Plant Gives Away 1,000 Turkeys As Some Neighbors Work To Boot Plant From Neighborhood | Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago |
2018/10/25 | Interactive Map: Pollution Hits Chicago’s West South Sides Hardest | Brett Chase | Better Government Association |
2018/10/11 | Environmental Justice Issues to Take Center Stage at Community Meeting Thursday in Little Village | Mauricio Peña | Block Club Chicago |
2018/08/12 | Environmental Group Launches as Counterpoint to New Industrial Development | Justin Kerr | McKinley Park News |
2018/08/06 | Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries | Brett Chase | Better Government Association |
2018/07/29 | McKinley Park group rallies neighbors to push back against asphalt plant, lack of notification | Tony Briscoe | Tribune |
2018/07/11 | Outraged residents say they weren’t notified about new asphalt plant in McKinley Park | Gaynor Hall | WGN |
2018/06/29 | Worried about fumes, McKinley Park residents say officials failed to notify them about asphalt plant being built nearby | Tony Briscoe | Chicago Tribune |
2018/03/29 | Asphalt Plant to Begin Production This Spring in Central Manufacturing District | Justin Kerr | McKinley Park News |