Asian-American Voting In Chicago And The EPA Rejects Action At Cancer-Causing Plant In Willowbrook

Asian-American Voting In Chicago And The EPA Rejects Action At Cancer-Causing Plant In Willowbrook

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Asian-American voter engagement is historically low for a number of reasons.

But several Chicago-area groups are trying to change that.

And the latest on the Sterigenics plant in suburban Willowbrook.

Cancer numbers for residents are 9 times higher than average, but authorities have been slow to act.