Open Dumping Woes Spur Chicago Area Environmental Crackdown
The article details rampant illegal dumping from Will County to the Southland, linking toxic waste with health risks and rising crime. Officials including Adams Bottner and EPA agents push enforcement, training, and interagency cooperation to curb hazardous refuse and prosecute perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Love Canal
Black Creek Village
Southland
Will County
EPA
Adam Bottner
Environment and Energy Department
Cook County
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bottner
IEPA
Solid Waste Agency
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Environmental Crimes Investigators Network
Donna Shehane
Joliet
Shehane
Will
Cook Counties
Calumet Park
Recycle
Environment Protection Fund
Chicago Heights Faces Severe Illegal Dumping Crisis
Chicago Heights tops the South Suburbs for illegal dumping with many open sites unknown to officials. EPA Region 5 flags Chicago Heights Markham Harvey and Robbins as problem areas while local and county agencies push cleanup efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EPA
Greater Chicago
Chicago
Chad Cliburn
EPA Region 5
Cliburn
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Cliff Gould
IEPA
Cook County
Chicago Heights
Flossmoor
Orland Park
Palos Heights
Richton Park
Country Club Hills
Michael Williams
Environmental Protection Agency
Markham
Harvey
Robbins
Public Works
Doug Foster
Karen Hoffschmidt
The
Solid Waste Agency
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Southland
SWA
Foster
Protect Yourself From Liability for Illegal Dumping
Property owners are responsible for illegal dumping on their land. Install barriers and signs to deter access, clean up dumps promptly, and notify local law enforcement and health departments while maintaining a log. Request increased police patrols and inform neighboring owners to join a neighborhood watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Garbage problem at Lincoln Elementary alley prompts action
Chicago Heights officials push to curb illegal dumping after a Thursday expose shows trash piling along an alley backing Lincoln Elementary School with rats among the litter. Karen Hoffschmidt, director of the Solid Waste Agency, vows intensified enforcement to stop the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Elementary School
Chicago Heights
Karen Hoffschmidt
Solid Waste Agency
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vermont Street
Matthew G
Butterfield Creek
Hoffschmidt
State’s Attorney’s Office
James Kooi
Dwight Lockwood
Kristin Szremski
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!