Illinois officials are concerned about Lake Michigan contamination, but the Army Corps of Engineers says it’s still committed to a plan to expand a Southeast Side site that stores sediment dredged from the Calumet River.
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Chicago is home to 24 industrial corridors comprising about 12% of city land. According to city data, the largest corridor is located on the Southeast Side. Industrial corridors are areas of land designated by the city for manufacturing and other industrial uses. However, it has come to light in recent years that the communities residing.