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Fiercely proud of their home, residents of the Southeast Side — long a toxic dumping ground — are rising up against polluters
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Fiercely proud of their home, residents of the Southeast Side — long a toxic dumping ground — are rising up against polluters
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Loraine Woods-Lewis is shown at her home in Chatham on February 15. It took her more than two weeks to book vaccination appointments for her and her husband. Image by Manuel Martinez/WBEZ. United States, 2021.
This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center.
This is what Marie Collins-Wright repeatedly encountered as she scoured the web for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for herself and her mom.
“You get this big message: No appointments. No appointments. No appointments. No appointments,” said Collins-Wright, 66.
Collins-Wright lives in South Deering on Chicago’s Far South Side, where only 1% of the community has been fully vaccinated. She was willing to drive all over the state for a shot. But, she couldn’t find one after trying multiple pharmacies, hospitals and even a large vaccine event in the suburbs.
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Southeast Side residents accused Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration of ignoring their pleas to stop a car-shredding operation set to open in their neighborhood after General Iron shuts down on the North Side.
In a Thursday night public meeting held online and plagued by technical glitches, some residents said it was unfair and racist that they have to receive a polluting nuisance in an already heavily industrialized area so General Iron can leave its longtime home in Lincoln Park to make way for new development.
“Lincoln Park has beautiful buildings and landscaping our landscape is this ugly industry,” said resident Mark Velez. “We don’t want these dirty businesses down here anymore.”