Legal Opinion
City of Evanston v. N. Ill. Gas Co.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided April 9, 2019No. 16 C 5692PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John Z. Lee, United States District Judge
After several environmental studies, the City of Evanston ("the City") found contaminants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ("PAHs") in the soil in the area of James Park, as well as on and around a decommissioned water main that runs along Dodge Avenue ("the Dodge Water Main"). The City also found high levels of methane gas at certain points around James Park. The City attributes these contaminants to the operation of a long-abandoned manufactured gas plant that was owned by predecessors of Defendants Northern Illinois Gas Company ("Nicor")…
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