Green Fields, Brown Fields, Now White Fields

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Fernando M. Coriano

6 August 2004 - 11:00am

Chicago businessman envisions unusual future for controversial landfill.

"State legislators voted overwhelmingly to give the towering mound of dirt and debris a special exemption from environmental laws after supporters vowed that someday the dump would be turned into a ski slope for Ford Heights, the poorest village in Cook County"

Full Story: Shaky landfill or future ski slope?

Source: The Chicago Tribune, August 2, 2004

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Read the full article, written by Wayne Senville.