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Taking care of business; Chicago's first self-cleaning public restroom opens in Polish Triangle

Christian Malatesta wanted to go first. When he heard the 1st Ward, where he lives, was getting Chicago's first self-cleaning public restroom, Malatesta emailed local Ald. Daniel La Spata to ask for the first spot in line. Malatesta, 35, had used a similar facility in Paris, and was excited to see the technology come t