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Chicago Cited 1,605 Buildings for Inadequate Heat Over the Last Five Winters. South Shore Had 169, a Rate More Than Five Times the City’s
Chicago cited 1,605 buildings for inadequate heat over the last five winters; South Shore had 169, more than five times the citywide rate. The heat season runs Sept. 15 to June 1:…
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