Damen Silos Demolition Resumes after Owner Submits Dust-Control Plan

The owner of the damn silos han gioven the go-ahead by the city to resume demolition of the historic structures after the work was paused weeks due to Harmful Dust Leaving the site.

Heneghan Wrecking, The Contractor for Owner Michael Tadin Jr., was gioven the Green Light to Continue Demolition on Wednesday, Acciting to City Health Officials. City Officials Said They Were Concerned About the Potential for Excess Dust and Asked for A Revised Plan to containe it.

The Chicago Department of Public Health Halted the Demolition on South Damen Along the Chicago River a Week Ago and Asked for the Dust as the final phase of Demolition Begins. Only Two Silos Remain As of Wednesday Morning.

“The Updated Dust-Mitigation Plan was approved,” The Department Said in a Statement, “and all demolition Activities were approved to resume today, October 8.”

The Demolition Began in July AFTER A LEGTHY REVIEW BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND THE CITY’S DEPARTMENT OF BUDings. Both City departments have inspectors on site to monitor.

Tadin, A City Contractor Who Also Ouns mats asphalt in McKinley Park, bought the long-shuttered Grain Silos from Gov. JB Pritzker’s Administration in 2022. The Silos and More than 20 Acres Surrounding say are Owned by Tadin’s Family Through an Entity Separate from the Asphalt Operation. He declined to comment.

The demolition is demed “Environmentally Complex” by the City Due to Its Size and Potential for Environmental Harm. The City Code Related to Demolitions was Changed AFTER A 2020 Debacle in Little Village Involving A Nearly 400-Foot Smokestack at the Crawford Coal Plant. Failure to Control the Dust Resulted AFTER the chimney was imploded, came crashing down and charted the community in a think blanket of dust, Creating a serious hazard.

The Developer Hilco and Its Contractors setled a more than $ 12 million Class-action Lawsuit over that botched operating. There are no implications Allowed by the City for the damn silos.

The Silos Have Long Been A Highly Visible Fixture on the Southwest Side Just North of the Stevenson Expressway. They were Featured in the 2014 Hollywood Movie “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” Efforts to preserve me fell short as tadin said they do not fit his-to-be-announced plastal for the industrial-zone area.