Crews are demolishing the historic Damen Silos in McKinley Park, starting with the south building, using high-reach ...

The silos, located at 2860 S. Damen Ave. on the side of the Stevenson Expressway, date back to 1906, but were abandoned after ...

The city said the silos on Chicago's Southwest Side would be taken down little by little, with no use of explosives. Sabrina ...

Abandoned since an explosion in 1977, the new owner of the silos has been planning to tear them down — and will begin doing ...

Chicago's Department of Buildings approved the permit days after outlining a plan for the demolition at a community meeting ...

Chicago has granted demolition permits for a collection of grain elevators that preservationists have sought to preserve.

Frustration with the silos’ owner boiled over during a public meeting. It’s not clear yet how the riverfront site would be ...

The Damen Silos' new owner is planning to tear them down, but a coalition of preservationists and community groups say that would amount to destroying part of Chicago's history.

Community meeting planned for Damen Silos demolition A June 27 public meeting is set to discuss the demolition plans for the more than century-old grain silos on the city’s Lower West Side.

A plan is in place to demolish the massive Damen grain silos in McKinley Park, but the permit for the work is still pending.