Department of Interior issued precedent-setting recommendations to the cities, and the Department of Justice promised to enforce them. Language in the ADA defines respira- tory problems as a disability, Algonquin resident Mary Warren said. We have members all across the state who would be willing to file complaints. Even as McHenry County board members prepare to vote next month on a measure limiting leaf burning, coalition members have set their sights on a higher authority. Coalition efforts to get a state law banning open burning failed last session when Gov. Jim Edgar vetoed the measure.
Members hope to have better luck at the county and federal level.
Sometimes it takes squeezing from both ends to see action. That's exactly what we're doing.