General Iron’s Owners Sue Chicago For $100 Million Over Southeast Side Deal

Mayor Lightfoot blocked the scrap shredder’s final permit after the EPA raised “significant civil rights concerns” earlier this month.

By Nereida Moreno
A photo of General Iron Industries on the North Side of Chicago
A photo of General Iron Industries on the North Side of Chicago taken on May 16, 2009. Patrick Houdek/Flickr
A photo of General Iron Industries on the North Side of Chicago
A photo of General Iron Industries on the North Side of Chicago taken on May 16, 2009. Patrick Houdek/Flickr

General Iron’s Owners Sue Chicago For $100 Million Over Southeast Side Deal

Mayor Lightfoot blocked the scrap shredder’s final permit after the EPA raised “significant civil rights concerns” earlier this month.

By Nereida Moreno
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Reset brings on Chicago Tribune reporter Michael Hawthorne to discuss the battle over a rebranded metal-scrapping facility opening in a predominantly Latino neighborhood on the Southeast Side where residents breathe some of the city’s dirtiest air.

Southside Recycling, formerly known as Genera Iron, is suing the city for $100 million after Mayor Lori Lighftoot blocked its final permit at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

GUEST: Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune reporter