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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

West Chicago in a ‘culture war’ over trash site, garbage-hauler’s lawyer says

A garbage truck enters the LRS waste facility in West Chicago, where the company wants to expand and take garbage from across DuPage County. (Mark Black / For the Sun-Times)

A lawyer for trash-hauler LRS, which is trying to expand in West Chicago amid accusations of racism, blasted opponents of the project and accused them of waging a “culture war” and failing to consider possible benefits of the plan.

LRS won approval from the west suburban city to place a garbage-transfer site — a stop before trash is hauled to landfills. 

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