Heather Cherone | July 29, 2021 7:23 pm
An aerial shot of the newly constructed Southside Recycling, 11600 S. Burley Ave. (Courtesy of Reserve Management Group)
The parent company of General Iron, which wants to operate a metal shredding and recycling operation on Chicago’s Southeast Side, failed to notify city officials that a vacant building collapsed on the site of the proposed facility, officials said Thursday.
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Officials with the city’s Department of Buildings discovered Wednesday that the roof of a vacant building on the RMG industrial campus at 11600 S. Burley Ave. partially collapsed in April when a firm applied for a permit to demolish the rest of the building, officials said.
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Owner of General Iron sues city for $100 million â again â over delayed permit
By Kennedy Hayes
General Iron sues city again over delayed permit
General Iron is taking the city to court once again to get a permit in a new location.
CHICAGO - The owner of General Iron has filed another complaint against the
city Friday this time in state court to get a permit in a new location.
The latest lawsuit aims to force the city to issue a final permit for a new, renamed scrap-metal operation at East 116th Street and the Calumet River.
In addition, the company is seeking more than $100 million in damages due to the delay.
General Iron owner sues city for $100 million â again â over delayed permit
By Sun-Times Media Wire
The Lightfoot administration is delaying the permit until environmental studies are done.
CHICAGO - The owner of a controversial car-shredding operation has
filed another complaint against the city of Chicago this time in state court after a federal judge tossed out a similar lawsuit last month.
The latest lawsuit, filed by the owner of General Iron, aims to force the city to issue a final permit for a new, renamed scrap-metal operation at East 116th Street and the Calumet River, in addition to seeking more than $100 million in damages due to the delay.