State, City Sue South Side Vegetable Oil Plant Over ‘Foul Odors,’ Pollution

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Original Load Date Aug. 6, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 6, 2026, 3 p.m.
Original URL https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/06/state-city-sue-south-side-vegetable-oil-plant-over-foul-odors-pollution/

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SOUTH DEERING — A South Side vegetable oil plant, already the subject of a class-action suit from neighbors fed up by years of “noxious” odors from the facility, now faces another lawsuit from state and city officials. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the city on Wednesday announced they h...