Judge sides with Illinois attorney general in lawsuit over Chicago Trump Tower’s water use
- A Cook County judge found operations at Trump Tower violated environmental laws protecting fish in the Chicago River, announced the Illinois attorney general’s office.
- Judge Thaddeus L. Wilson granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs, making Trump International Hotel & Tower liable on all counts, with further hearings pending.
- A 2018 lawsuit alleged Trump Tower's cooling system caused fish deaths by siphoning water from the Chicago River, trapping thousands against its screens.
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Chicago Trump Tower Killing Thousands of Fish
To no one’s surprise, after Trump continues to deny Climate change, his Chicago namesake, Trump Tower — an eyesore to the spectacular Chicago skyline -- is killing fish in violation of state and federal guidelines created to protect the Chicago River....
Judge sides with Illinois attorney general in lawsuit over Chicago Trump Tower’s water use
A Chicago court ruled this week that Trump Tower in Chicago violated the Illinois environmental protection law with its use of water from the Chicago River. In his ruling, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus L. Wilson sided with a 2018 lawsuit from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) and a coalition of environmental groups.…
Trump Tower ruled ‘public nuisance’ over fish kills – WBEZ (Chicago)
The Trump Tower “has created and continues to create a a public nuisance in violation of Illinois law,” and the intake system operates “in a manner that substantially and unreasonably interferes with the public right to fish and otherwise recreate in the Chicago River,” Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus L. Wilson ruled. Illinois Attorney General Kwame said he will also seek a civil penalty the state violations.
Trump Tower ruled 'public nuisance' over fish kills
A Cook County Circuit Court judge agreed with Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Illinois Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River that Trump Tower violated state environmental laws protecting the Chicago River.
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