A company that closed Chicago’s last two coal-fired generators insists there are no hazards on either site but some people who live near one aren’t convinced.
A new committee put together by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying to find new uses for land currently held by two local coal-fired power plants -- Fisk and Crawford -- slated to close in the next two years.
A new report jointly released from the National Resources Defense Council and Physicians for Social Responsibility puts Illinois in the so-called "Toxic 20" for state air pollution levels.
