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All that is left of the former Acme Steel plant on Chicago’s Southeast Side are a pair of soot-covered smokestacks and a few other graffiti-riddled ruins that draw curious passersby to the weed-strewn property. Two nearby industrial wastelands have been cleaned up and transformed into city parks. But the Acme site is still contaminated with a century’s worth of cancer-causing chemicals and ...
The abandoned industrial area near Big Marsh city park poses “significant threats to human health and the environment,” President Biden’s administration says. Nearby fishing areas are at risk.
Isaac Thurston stabbed his father Perron to death after they argued after smoking cannabis inside their Chicagoland home before Thurston's work shift.
The Ford Calumet Environmental Center tells the story of the bistate Calumet Region's history. The wide-ranging exhibit talks about the steel industry, Great Blue Herons and everything else that makes
The Ford Calumet Environmental Center tells the story of the bistate Calumet Region's history. The wide-ranging exhibit talks about the steel industry, Great Blue Herons and everything else that makes