Lincoln Park residents plan rally after ComEd rejects alternate substation sites
Lincoln Park residents are organizing a rally to oppose a proposed ComEd substation after the utility rejected 14 alternative sites suggested by the community.
More neighbors are joining the Diversey Community Coalition’s call to block a 1-acre ComeEd substation in Lincoln Park, after the utility rejected more than a dozen alternative sites for the project.The Diversey Community Coalition, a neighborhood group created in response to ComEd’s proposal, worked alongside local elected officials, neighbors and consultants to propose 14 other locations for ComEd’s planned substation at 1111 W. Diversey Parkway. The utility purchased the land for $11.5…
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