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Ed Burke served in the City Council for 54 years, and during most of that historic tenure, he was considered the most powerful alderman in Chicago.

Editor’s note: The MDJ counts down the Top 10 local stories of 2023 as determined by newsroom staff. Today’s installment is No. 8.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Richard A. “Dick” Simpson, 76, of Northumberland, a former commander of American Legion Post 44 died on Monday, but leaves a strong, enduring legacy of leadership among Valley

CHICAGO — Straight out of the starting blocks, Chicago is learning how hard it will be to write an ordinance to reduce a broad array of pollutants built up over many years across a big, diverse city. Chicago’s first-ever “Cumulative Impact Assessment,” released in September, is already sparking debate. In its current form, the assessment contains an index that assigns a 35.3 percentile ...

Straight out of the starting blocks, Chicago is learning how hard it will be to write an ordinance to reduce a broad array of pollutants built up over many years across a big, diverse city. Chicago’s first-ever “Cumulative Impact Assessment,” released in September, is already sparking debate. In its current form, the assessment contains an index that assigns a 35.3 percentile environmental ...