{"id":246376,"date":"2024-02-21T21:59:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T21:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/chicago-nations-third-largest-city-joins-historic-wave-of-climate-lawsuits-against-big-oil\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T00:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:04:02","slug":"chicago-nations-third-largest-city-joins-historic-wave-of-climate-lawsuits-against-big-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/chicago-nations-third-largest-city-joins-historic-wave-of-climate-lawsuits-against-big-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago, Nation\u2019s Third Largest City, Joins \u2018Historic Wave\u2019 of Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p> People visit the lakefront as temperatures climbed to near 60\u00b0F, more than 20 degrees above normal in Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 9, 2024, the 19th consecutive day of above average temperatures for the city. 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