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Chicago Powers City Buildings and Two Airports With 100% Renewable Energy

City-owned buildings along with O'Hare and Midway airports now run on renewable power.

By The Daily Chicago · Published July 24, 2026

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In January 2025 all city-owned buildings and Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports became fully powered by 100% renewable energy according to item [0].

The Chicago Air Quality Ordinance approved in March 2021 bans new incinerators landfills and mining operations in the city and requires site plan reviews for heavy recycling and industrial facilities according to the same source.

The Chicago Department of Public Health enforces environmental rules including asbestos notifications rock-crushing facility dust controls from 2023 and large recycling facility operating standards from 2020 according to item [0].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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