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These Century-Old Chicago Silos Are Slated for Demolition. Neighbors Want to Save Them

Inside Climate News · By Charna Albert · last updated
Frustration with the silos’ owner boiled over during a public meeting. It’s not clear yet how the riverfront site would be used.

By Charna Albert

CHICAGO—Southwest Side residents implored city health and planning officials last week to reconsider the future of two century-old towering grain elevators, empty for years, that an asphalt company wants to demolish.