Residents dived deep into how property tax exemptions work – and how they affect Evanston – at a public discussion Wednesday evening led by staff from the Cook County Assessor’s Office. Christina Lynch, director of legal for the assessor’s office, presented and answered residents’ questions in the Parasol Room of the Morton Civic Center, 2100…
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Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE …
Migrant workers in Dubai have been working in dangerously hot temperatures to get conference facilities ready for world leaders attending this year’s international Cop28 climate talks, according to a new investigation. FairSquare, a human rights research and advocacy group, obtained evidence of more than a dozen migrant workers from Africa and Asia labouring outside at…