| Going green means taking gold for First Bank & Trust |
2013-10-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 3, 2013 , p. 10 |
Business - Banks and banking,
Environment,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| New Skokie plant to play key role in upgrading area waterways |
2013-09-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 19, 2013 , p. 7 |
Hedman, Dr. Susan,
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD),
Meany, Kathleen,
Environment |
| First Bank & Trust turns green into gold |
2013-06-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 13, 2013 , p. 17 |
Architecture,
Business - Banks and banking,
Environment,
First Bank & Trust,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| Holocaust Museum honored for green building |
2013-04-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 4, 2013 , p. 7 |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED),
Tigerman, Stanley,
Architecture,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Environment,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| Skokie goes green at Niles North for 2nd annual event |
2012-05-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 3, 2012 , p. 5 |
Spring Greening,
Skokie Public Library,
Skokie Park District,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Skokie,
Environment,
Skokie Chamber of Commerce |
| Spring Songs |
2011-04-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 14, 2011 , p. 5 |
Spring Greening,
Strictly Jug Nuts,
Environment |
| Skokie prepares for first Spring Greening |
2011-04-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 7, 2011 , p. 7 |
Spring Greening,
Skokie Public Library,
Emily Oaks Nature Center,
Skokie Park District,
Schneiderman, Mark,
Environment |
| Lawsuit halted while soil tested at former gas plant |
2007-11-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 22, 2007, p. 5 |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD),
Commonwealth Edison,
Skokie Park District,
Litigation,
Nicor,
Environment |
| Environment takes priority in new village initiatives |
2007-09-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 13, 2007, p. 9 |
Slankard, Max,
Skokie Sustainable Environmental Advisory Commission,
Curley, Kirsten,
Roberts, Randall,
Sood, Romil,
Environment,
Berman, Scott,
Shore, Debra |
| Intelligent design: Eco-friendly measures reduce tech park's impact |
2007-09-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 13, 2007, p. 75 |
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.,
Buildings,
Environment,
Illinois Science and Technology Park |
| Skokie Community Center |
2006-02-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 16, 2006, p. 7 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Education,
Kabat, Nick,
Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) All-State Music Festival,
Suarez, Ivo,
Emily Oaks Nature Center,
Galante, Arielle,
Basile, Arielle,
Niles West High School,
Smith, Amalie,
Music,
Gualberto, Chas,
Toohey, Cheryl,
Children,
Goss, Woody,
Farris, Wyatt,
Niles North High School,
Environment,
Vasilenko, Anna,
Kim, Ha Young,
Cohn, Rachel,
Spina, Anna,
Rotstein, Uriel |
| Native plants grow on gardeners |
2002-05-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 16, 2002, p. 71 |
Trees and plants,
Gardening and gardens,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Student activities,
Hartmann, Sue,
John Middleton Elementary School,
Gara, Art,
Environment,
Plaut, Eric |
| Talk a walk on the wild side : Autumn color is all around you |
2000-10-05 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 5, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Baecker, Jennifer,
Emily Oaks Nature Center,
Environment |
| Good for the earth, and good for us, too |
2000-08-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 17, 2000, p. 5 |
Trees and plants,
Environment |
| Love affair with elms |
2000-08-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 17, 2000, p. 5 |
Trees and plants,
Diseases,
Ware, George,
Environment |
| Grant to help clean site |
2000-07-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 27, 2000, p. 4 |
Pollution - Soil,
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Grants,
Environment |
| Restoration a balancing act |
2000-05-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 11, 2000, p. 16 |
Miami Woods,
Environment,
Editorial |
| Earth Day |
2000-04-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 20, 2000, p. 16 |
Holidays and celebrations - Earth Day,
Environment,
Editorial |
| Skokie, Evanston team in natural gas fuel effort |
2000-04-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 20, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Evanston,
Skokie Public Works Department,
Natural gas,
Automobiles,
Environment |
| Middleton grows garden with prairie panache |
1999-11-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 25, 1999, p. 8 |
Gardening and gardens,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Curriculum,
Hartmann, Sue,
Wilson, Carol,
Gara, Arthur,
John Middleton Elementary School,
Kaplan, Karen,
Sharma-Lewis, Bhavna,
Environment,
Schwab, Linda,
Parry, Kenzie |
| Oakton aims to restore river's banks |
1999-07-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 1, 1999, p. 5 |
Oakton Community College,
Des Plaines River,
Bunnell, Carolyn,
Yunker, Suzanne,
Pollowy, Tim,
Ecological Services Inc.,
Environment,
Schaefer, Ken |
| Volunteer make the best of a fluid scenario |
1999-07-01 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 1, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Volunteer work,
Friends of Morton Grove Forest Preserve,
Slater, John,
Busch, Mary,
Bryer, Gladys,
Thill, John,
Friends of the Chicago River,
Environment,
Chicago River Rescue Day |
| Earth Day still alive at age 29 |
1999-04-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 22, 1999, p. 91 |
Recycling,
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC),
Holidays and celebrations - Earth Day,
Environment |
| Children's field trips show nature's way |
1998-10-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 8, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Chicago Botanic Garden,
Illinois Nature Conservatory,
Kelly, Sue,
Public School District 73 - Curriculum,
Biodiversity Education Through Action (BETA),
Poplar Creek Forest Preserve,
Environment,
Somme Prairie Grove Woods,
East Prairie School,
Hanson, Sonia |
| New EPA rules don't worry Skokie officials |
1998-09-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 17, 1998, p. 3 |
Trucks,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Automobiles,
Environment,
Pollution - Air,
Laws and regulations |
| Burning questions for forests |
1998-08-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 6, 1998, p. 16 |
Renovation and repair,
Miami Woods,
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Environment,
Parks,
Editorial |
| Volunteers pull tons of junk from the Chicago River |
1998-06-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 18, 1998, p. 85 |
Hudzik, Cathy,
Volunteer work,
Koenig, Bill,
Environment,
Chicago River Rescue Day |
| Pupils nurture prairie restoration site |
1998-01-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 15, 1998, p. 5 |
Serve and Learn,
Hansen, Lee,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Student activities,
Gren, Carrie,
Emily Oaks Nature Center,
Environment,
Blomquist, Rob |
| Skokie schools scrub the competition; win grant contest |
1998-01-15 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 15, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Recycling,
St. Peter's Catholic School,
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC),
Grants,
Environment,
Rugen, Betsy |
| County to improve lagoons |
1997-11-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 27, 1997, p. 14 |
Skokie Lagoons,
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Environment,
Cook County |
| East Prairie picked for nature program |
1997-11-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 6, 1997, p. 12 |
Chicago Botanic Garden,
Kelly, Sue,
Public School District 73 - Curriculum,
Grants,
Biodiversity Education Through Action (BETA),
Environment,
Smeeton, Andrea,
East Prairie School,
Nature Conservancy of Illinois |
| When prairie's being restored, who tends to the trees? Public inquires prompt county to examine restoration measures in nearby forest preserves |
1997-08-28 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 28, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Trees and plants,
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Environment |
| Boat access to channel stirs concern |
1997-05-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 1, 1997, p. 13 |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD),
Pollution - Water,
Skokie Park District,
Schneiderman, Mark,
Environment,
North Shore Channel |
| County appoints forest advisors |
1997-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 1997, p. 20 |
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Community Advisory Council for Land Management,
Blix, Petra,
Environment,
Butler, Jerome R. |
| Puzzles : China and plastic bags |
1997-02-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 27, 1997, p. 19 |
Environment,
Editorial |
| Preserving the Prairie County Board votes to see the forest and the trees |
1997-02-27 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 27, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Berg, Brian,
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Environment,
Cook County |
| A better plan for forests |
1997-02-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 20, 1997, p. 16 |
Trees and plants,
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Environment,
Editorial |
| County eases ban on forest restoration |
1997-02-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 13, 1997, p. 16 |
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Environment |
| Forest restoration debated at hearing |
1996-11-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 14, 1996, p. 5 |
Nature Conservancy of Illinois,
Masters, Linda,
Miller, Regina,
North Branch Prairie Project,
Silvestri, Peter,
Environment,
Altman, Sheldon |
| Prairie debate erases apathy |
1996-11-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 14, 1996, p. 18 |
Cook County Forest Preserve District,
Environment,
Editorial |
| Clean-up talks delay park's east side work |
1996-11-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 14, 1996, p. 11 |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD),
Little League Park,
Skokie Park District,
Parks,
Environment |
| Skokie resident cleans up with teaching award from Columbia College |
1996-08-01 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 1, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Columbia College,
Arleti, David,
Environment,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| Ruling encourages optimism for future of SWANCC balefill |
1995-11-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 9, 1995, p. 22 |
Refuse and refuse disposal,
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC),
Heiple, Judge James D.,
Litigation,
Environment,
Beal, Brooke |
| Brownies dig in |
1995-11-09 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 9, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Madison Elementary School,
Scouts - Girl Scouts,
Schaldach, Kimberly,
Poto, Cassie,
Witt, Carolyn,
Baffes, Carrie,
Public School District 69 - Student activities,
Environment |
| Students asked to help save arctic refuge |
1995-10-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 5, 1995, p. 5 |
Niles West High School,
Kohm, Lenny,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
Fontana, Chris,
Environment,
Students |
| North Branch an escape from hectic life |
1995-09-28 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 28, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Organizations and societies,
Koenig, Bill,
North Branch of the Chicago River,
Friends of the Chicago River,
Environment,
Parks |
| Balefill foes tossed off SWANCC |
1995-09-14 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 14, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Refuse and refuse disposal,
Village of Bartlett,
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC),
Citizens Against the Balefill,
Litigation,
Barnett, Brian,
Environment,
Rigoni, Al |
| Volunteers dig right in |
1995-07-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 6, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Commonwealth Edison,
Orchard Village,
Volunteer work,
Klein, Maryjane,
Environment,
Ameritech Illinois,
Williams, Leslie |
| St. Paul kids do part to help rain forests |
1995-05-25 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 25, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Sammartino, Maria,
St. Paul's Lutheran School - Student activities,
Environment |
| IEPA report to say Wells safe |
1995-05-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 11, 1995, p. 7 |
Sweitzer, Terry,
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| Make Earth Day last all year |
1995-04-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 20, 1995, p. 18 |
Holidays and celebrations - Earth Day,
Environment,
Editorial |
| Prairie project a sample of Illinois' distant past |
1994-10-06 |
Edison School students visited the Niles West Prairie project. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 6, 1994, p. 6 |
Niles West Prairie Restoration Project,
Public School District 69 - Student activities,
Thomas A. Edison School,
Environment |
| Landfill agency sues Corps over permit |
1994-09-29 |
Members of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County will sue the Army Corps of Engineers. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 29, 1994, p. 24 |
Refuse and refuse disposal,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC),
Litigation,
Environment |
| Slates, waste-free lunches abound as schools go green |
1994-06-02 |
Area elementary schools are trying to protect the environment. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 2, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Environment,
Students |
| Planned parks policy targets environment |
1994-05-12 |
The Skokie Park District has prepared an environmental policy. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 12, 1994, p. 6 |
Skokie Park District - Board,
Environment |
| State says Wells getting better on pollution |
1991-09-12 |
State officials approve the measures being taken at Wells Manufacturing to reduce the release of pollutants into the air. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 12, 1991, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Business - Manufacturing,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| Company may be gone but IEPA fines hang on |
1991-07-18 |
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wants the state to fine Williamson Adhesives (which went out of business in 1989) for not filing a 1990 hazardous waste list. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 18, 1991, p. 3 |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Business - Manufacturing,
Environment,
Williamson Adhesives, Incorporated |
| Wells, IEPA finalize pollution-control pact |
1991-01-10 |
After almost a year of negotiations, permits allowing Wells Manufacturing Company to officially continue operations at its foundry are expected to be signed this week. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 10, 1991, p. 3 |
Business - Manufacturing,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| Wells, IEPA cut deal on odor |
1990-11-01 |
Wells Manufacturing Company and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement to correct decades of odor and emissions problems at the Wells plant. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 1, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| IEPA to test West air |
1990-09-27 |
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency installed air monitors at Niles West High School in Skokie to test emissions from Wells Manufacturing Company, which is located just east of the school. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 27, 1990, p. 3 |
Niles West High School,
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Business - Manufacturing,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| AT&T clean up is nearing completion |
1990-07-12 |
AT&T officials say that the environmental cleanup of their former production facility site on Touhy Ave. is coming to an end. It has cost AT&T $4.5 million and has taken four years to complete the project. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 12, 1990, p. 3 |
Village Crossing Shopping Center,
AT&T Teletype Corporation,
Environment |
| 2 years, $4 million for factory cleanup |
1990-07-05 |
AT&T expects to take two years to clean up chemical pollution in the soil under a factory which is to be converted to stores at the Village Crossing Shopping Center. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 5, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Pollution - Soil,
Village Crossing Shopping Center,
AT&T Teletype Corporation,
Environment,
Business - Shopping centers |
| Neighbors balk at Swift lot expansion |
1990-03-29 |
Despite the findings of a $73,000 environmental impact study, neighbors still oppose expansion of the Skokie Swift parking lot. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 29, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Swift,
Transportation,
Parking,
Environment |
| Herbicide used in parks might get IEPA review |
1990-01-18 |
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency might study an herbicide used by the Skokie Park District to determine whether or not the chemical, 2,4-D, poses a health hazard. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 18, 1990, p. 3 |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Skokie Park District,
Environment,
2, 4-D |
| No Title |
1989-11-18 |
Niles North students have asked the school board to ban Styrofoam products from the district's cafeterias. The students argue that the Styrofoam products are dangerous and are one of the main causes of ozone layer deterioration. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, November 18, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Environment,
Pollution |
| News digest |
1989-11-09 |
School officials estimate that it would cost at least $10,000 to remove an unused underground oil storage tank from a local school building. The Illinois Fire Marshall's office ordered the district to remove the tank. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 9, 1989, p. 9 |
Public School District 72 - Buildings,
Environment |
| IPEA warns Wells of pollution violations |
1989-11-02 |
According to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Wells Manufacturing Company is violating state pollution standards and might be forced to close its Skokie factory if it doesn't clean up its act. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 2, 1989, p. 3 |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| EPA may study pesticide used by parks |
1989-11-02 |
Skokie's parks were sprayed with the pesticide 2, 4-D during the past week, even as environmental activists wait for a ruling from the federal Environmental Protection Agency about its safety. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 2, 1989, p. 3 |
Public health,
Pest control,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Environment,
Parks,
2, 4-D |
| Neighborhood by Wells to be tested by IEPA |
1989-10-05 |
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will begin placing pollution testing equipment outside homes near the Wells plant to determine whether the factory's smoke creates a health hazard. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 5, 1989, p. 3 |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| No Title |
1989-09-30 |
A long-awaited report that contains results of emission tests performed in June 1988 at the Wells Manufacturing Company concludes that some of Wells' chemicals could be unsafe if inhaled in large quantities. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, September 30, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public health,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Surveys and studies,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| Both sides waiting for Wells report |
1989-07-06 |
The Wells Manufacturing Company is still trying to stop foul odors from emanating from foundry smokestacks. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 6, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| Skokie drafts hazardous waste cleanup law |
1989-03-30 |
Skokie Village Officials are drafting an ordinance that would allow the fire department to order a clean up of hazardous waste if the person responsible for the accident cannot be found. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 30, 1989, p. 5 |
Refuse and refuse disposal,
Ordinances,
Skokie Fire Department,
Environment,
Accidents |
| No Title |
1989-02-25 |
In 1987 Skokie had six factories that produced 368,578 pounds of airborne toxins. Four of the six facilities produced 122,307 pounds of emissions that the federal EPA and environmental groups have labeled suspected carcinogens. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, February 25, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| Chemical cleanup done at Skokie CTA facility |
1989-02-02 |
A firm hired by the Chicago Transit Authority finished a major clean-up of more than 1,000 drums containing solvents and other chemicals from the Skokie rail maintenance facility at 3701 Oakton Street. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 2, 1989, p. 9 |
Public health,
Environment,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) |
| No Title |
1988-10-22 |
Several nearby companies have reported the presence of toxic or hazardous materials at their sites. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, October 22, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public health,
Business,
Environment |
| No Title |
1988-09-03 |
Under an agreement reached August 30, no industrial waste will be drained from Hodag Chemical Corporation into the Village sewer system. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, September 3, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Hodag Chemical Corporation,
Refuse and refuse disposal,
Sewers and sewage disposal,
Environment |
| Agreement reached on removing waste |
1988-09-01 |
An agreement modifying an existing restraining order which mandates terms of disposing chemical waste products stored in holding tanks at Hodag Chemical Corporation, was signed August 30. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 1, 1988, p. 3 |
Hodag Chemical Corporation,
Refuse and refuse disposal,
Environment |
| Com Ed posts warnings at contamination sites |
1988-08-18 |
Warning signs have been posted this week at many Commonwealth Edison sites, including Skokie, after community groups in Chicago demanded the sites be cordoned off to protect the public. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 18, 1988, p. 6 |
Commonwealth Edison,
Public health,
Environment |
| Chemical waste dumping ban extended |
1988-08-11 |
A temporary restraining order preventing Skokie chemical firm, Hodag Chemical Corp., from pouring more toxic waste into a sewer was extended to August 30. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 11, 1988, p. 3 |
Hodag Chemical Corporation,
Sewers and sewage disposal,
Environment,
Laws and regulations |
| Firm accused of dumping chemicals into sewer |
1988-08-04 |
A lawsuit was filed against the president and the general manager of the Hodag Chemical Corporation, 7247 Central Avenue, for deliberately pouring large amounts of toxic waste into a sewer. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 4, 1988, p. 3 |
Hodag Chemical Corporation,
Litigation,
Sewers and sewage disposal,
Business,
Environment |
| Wells pollution tests may be years away |
1988-03-03 |
Wells Manufacturing Company has appealed the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's decision to deny an operating permit for the company. Wells is being allowed to operate without a permit during the appeal process. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 3, 1988, p. 6 |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Business - Manufacturing,
Litigation,
Environment |
| Group raises hazardous waste issue at AT&T site |
1988-01-14 |
Residents of Chicago's Edgebrook Community are concerned about possible hazardous waste problems at the Niles/Skokie AT&T site. The site has been tentatively targeted for retail development. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 14, 1988, p. 3 |
Public health,
Pollution - Soil,
AT&T Teletype Corporation,
Business - Shopping centers,
Environment |
| The Purple Maniac has a home again |
1987-07-25 |
Skokie residents John and Jane Balaban have spent eight years as volunteers for the North Branch Prairie Project. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, July 25, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Balaban, Jane,
North Branch Prairie Project,
Volunteer work,
Balaban, John,
Environment |
| Park will serve as nature lesson |
1987-03-12 |
Emily Park will get a new building which will house exhibits and workshops aimed at educating residents about the environment. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 12, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Education,
Emily Oaks Nature Center,
Skokie Park District,
Environment |
| IEPA puts air testers near wells |
1985-10-17 |
The Illinois EPA has placed six air-sampling stations around Wells Manufacturing Company. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 17, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Business - Manufacturing,
Wells Manufacturing Co.,
Environment,
Pollution - Air |
| Skokie seeking data on toxic substances |
1985-01-13 |
Skokie's health director thinks that the village is "probably a little ahead of most employers" in complying with the Illinois Toxic Substances Disclosure to Employees Act. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, January 13, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Environment,
Illinois Toxic Substances Disclosure to Employees Act |
| Skokie report urges no-deposit bottle ban |
1978-11-19 |
Skokie Environmental Control Commission urges a deposit requirement on all soft drink and beer bottles and cans. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, November 19, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Environment,
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