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Black Illinois Community Faced Raw Sewage Pollution for Years, Now Residents Are Fighting Back Filing A Lawsuit Against Utility Company

Black Illinois Community Faced Raw Sewage Pollution for Years, Now Residents Are Fighting Back Filing A Lawsuit Against Utility Company

A majority Black neighborhood in Illinois is using legal action after raw sewage allegedly discharged by a water utility company has polluted their communities for years. In late July, a lawsuit filed against water utility company Commonfields of Cahokia and Cahokia Heights on behalf of Centreville Citizens for Change. Cahokia Heights, a Black suburb located […]