Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes Chicago data center moratoriumMayor Brandon Johnson proposed a data center moratorium ordinance Wednesday aimed at blocking the controversial developments from popping up in Chicago for one year.Chicago Tribune14d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetBrandon Johnsonchicago data center moratorium
Contractor sentenced in fraud case for leaving asbestosA suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison for causing a potential "environmental disaster" by leaving large amounts of cancer-causing asbestos material during the 2023 demolition of a Waukegan medical campus in order to line his own pockets.Chicago Tribune27d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyasbestos fraud sentencing