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After more than two years of contentious debate in the community, the West Chicago City Council on Tuesday approved plans for a second waste transfer station in the city.

Updated 12/21/2020 7:09 AM Opposition to a second waste transfer station on Powis Road in West Chicago is growing from both residents of the city and officials in neighboring St. Charles. Those objections, however, could be premature. As West Chicago City Administrator Michael Guttman points out, Lakeshore Recycling Systems has yet to submit its anticipated application for a station at the 27.8-acre facility.   In fact, its been 20 months since West Chicago approved a basic "host community ben...