After Decades of Waiting, West Chicago’s Final Radiation Cleanup Begins
While newer residents unearth decades of contamination, some neighbors look forward to a planned public park at the former thorium factory.
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Are West Chicago’s Radiation Worries Over?
West Chicago is cleaning up the last of its nuclear contamination. Residents exposed to radiation say ‘It’s not over.’
The Coronavirus is Helping Us Rehearse for Our Own Deaths
Q&A with physician Lydia Dugdale: “A lot of people want to talk about the big questions; they just don’t know how to get started.”