Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

‘Stop the Mega-Dump’ files appeal with Illinois Supreme Court

By Robert Baird | December 5, 2012

The citizens’ group “Stop the Mega-Dump” filed a petition with the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday. The court will relay it’s decision regarding the fate of DeKalb County’s landfill in January or March. The landfill is located in Cortland off...

Court sides with County in Mega-Dump expansion appeal

By Northern Star Staff | October 31, 2012

The Second District Appellate Court has sided with DeKalb County in a ruling on the expansion of Waste Management’s Cortland landfill Wednesday. The decision rejects the arguments put forward by the citizen group Stop the Mega-Dump, whose arguments...

‘Stop the Mega-Dump’ arguments to be heard in September

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | March 26, 2012

Stop the Mega-Dump met Monday night to update citizens on the appeal filed against the expansion of the DeKalb County dump. Group Chairman Dan Kenney, said he received an email from the group’s attorney on Friday telling him that the Illinois Attorney...