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Thursday, April 18
The NYTimes recently compiled national data for holders of pollutant discharge permits and mapped them; along the way, it assembled this useful map of Chicago permit holders and violators and some other helpful information. The city fared fairly well with only six violators -- none of which paid fines for their violations -- although the surrounding area didn't do nearly as well.