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Potash Corp. has recently been under fire due to the breakup of cartels Belaruskali and Uralkali. As a result of this, analysts have forecasted potash prices falling to around $300 per ton, which ...
The West Chicago Sewage Treatment Plant was contaminated when mill tailings from REF were used as fill dirt there. This also resulted in pollution of the West Branch Dupage River from runoff and erosion. [3] In 1991, the Illinois Department of Public Health found elevated cancer rates in the community. [12]
In 1790, the sale of ashes could generate $3.25 to $6.25 per acre ($800 to $1,500/km 2) in rural New York State – nearly the same rate as hiring a laborer to clear the same area. Potash making became a major industry in British North America.
The city produced more steel than the United Kingdom during the war, and surpassed Nazi Germany's output in 1943 (after barely missing in 1942). Some mills were located on the branches of the Chicago River emanating from the downtown area, but the largest mills were located along the Calumet River and Lake Calumet in the far south of the city.
In an exclusive new study, GOBankingRates found the cost of living for retirees in Chicago’s largest suburbs. The suburbs, which were sorted from the most populated to the least populated, all ...
Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago metropolitan area is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Chicago metropolitan area. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The Chicago metropolitan area represents about 3 percent of the entire US population. Chicagoland has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies. With more than six million full and part-time employees, the Chicago metropolitan area is a key factor of the Illinois economy, as the state has an annual GDP of over $1 trillion. [7]
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.