A plan is in place to demolish the massive Damen grain silos in McKinley Park, but the permit for the work is still pending. City officials and contractors presented the proposed demolition plan ...

The Chicago Department of Buildings issued a permit Thursday for the demolition of the iconic Damen Silos, a relic of the Lower West Side’s once-prominent grain processing industry. A demolition date ...

Preservationists and other community groups are fighting to save the historic Damen Silos from demolition, and possibly turn the site into a park or concert venue, but the site's new owner is moving ...

An EPA inspector, Jeffery Bechtel, said that he watched some of the demolition Sunday morning and that a water cannon being used to wet down the silo was allowing significant amounts of dust to escape ...

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