Grid garbage collection system expanding to NW Side soon
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CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
The city's grid system of garbage collection, first implemented last month on the North Side, will be rolled out on the Northwest Side later this month.
The city announced Friday that grid collection for more than 72,000 Northwest Side households will begin July 30. The second phase in the citywide roll-out will take place in wards 33, 38, 39, 41 and 45, and small portions of wards 30, 35, and 40, a release from the Mayor's office said.
The grid system changes collection routes from non-linear ward geography to a system of routes bordered by main streets and natural boundaries. The service model concentrates sanitation workers in targeted areas each day and creates balanced service regions to improve daily collection performance, the city says.
By utilizing more efficient routes, the Department of Streets and Sanitation can use fewer crews to provide the same weekly services while saving millions in operation costs, the city says. Additionally, by working in a grid, it is expected the city will significantly reduce fuel, vehicle purchase and vehicle maintenance costs.
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A man previously convicted of sex trafficking in Cook County has been charged again, this time for allegedly kidnapping a Minnesota woman and bringing her to Chicago to work in the sex trade.
A man previously convicted of sex trafficking in Cook County has been charged again, this time for allegedly kidnapping a Minnesota woman and bringing her to Chicago to work in the sex trade.
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Nine Lafayette Elementary parents and students have occupied a Lafayette Elementary school classroom, in a sit-in style protest against the school's closing.
Nine Lafayette Elementary parents and students have occupied a Lafayette Elementary school classroom, in a sit-in style protest against the school's closing.
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Nine students at a Near North Side bilingual public elementary school were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a student accidentally discharged pepper spray.
Nine students at a Near North Side bilingual public elementary school were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a student accidentally discharged pepper spray.
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Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the AMA, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese.
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