Chicago, City of v. Illinois Pollution Control Bd.

ELR Citation: ELR 20470
No(s). 76-1430 (Ill. App. Ct. Feb 6, 1978)

The court reverses a $10,000 civil penalty imposed on the city for operating a solid waste incinerator without a state permit. The city has known since 1970 that the incinerator was not in compliance with state air pollution standards.The Illinois Pollution Control Board filed a complaint in 1973, a...