[CPEO-BIF] River Forest, Illinois contamination

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Development, cleanup for Lake and Lathrop
Environmental assessment continues as initial redevelopment steps approved

By BILL DWYER
Journal of Oak Park and River Forest (IL)
December 15, 2009

As the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. EPA continue 
their investigations into contamination around Lake Street and Lathrop 
Avenue, the River Forest village board has taken the first step toward 
redevelopment of the site.

Any development of the properties on Lake between Lake and Lathrop is 
complicated by environmental contamination from both a dry cleaners and 
a former gas station. The properties, which are owned by three different 
parties, are being assessed by the village and the Environmental 
Protection Agency at both the state and federal levels.


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For the entire article, see
http://wednesdayjournalonline.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=16243

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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