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Day: May 10, 2023

Chicago considers installing public restrooms with revenue from company that manages bus stops

Fifty years after Chicago pioneered the way to end pay toilets, the city is in need of more public toilet infrastructure. (Damita Menezes/MEDILL)

By Damita Menezes Medill Reports Chicago city officials are considering a plan to install public restrooms across the city, according to Ald. Daniel La Spata, who proposed a pilot program in 2021. The city is exploring the possibility of incorporating public restrooms as part of a renegotiated contract with JCDecaux, the company responsible for operating […]

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