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Thursday, February 03, 2005
Env't. - Still more on Gov. Blagojevich's landfill closings
"Landfill may face contempt charge: State hits dump tied to Mell in-law" is the headline to this story today in the Chicago Tribune, continuing the saga last reported here on Jan. 29th. A quote:
As Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his influential father-in-law try to patch up their tempestuous relationship, the owner of the Joliet landfill that provoked their bitter public feud may be dragged back into court by state environmental regulators.The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said it is asking state lawyers to seek contempt of court charges against Frank Schmidt--a distant cousin of the governor's wife, Patti--for failing to remove contaminated soil and for not obtaining a state permit to pump wastewater out of his landfill.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 3, 2005 07:41 AM
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