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Demolition is scheduled to begin Monday on the historic Damen Silos on the city's Southwest Side. The silos, located at 2860 ...
The demolition of 119-year-old grain silos that have been abandoned for almost 50 years may not seem like something that ...
Traffic will be impacted at a highway intersection southeast of Sherwood Park, Alta., after a truck hauling a grain silo struck the bottom section of a bridge on Highway 21, the RCMP said Friday.
A plan is in place to demolish the massive Damen grain silos in McKinley Park, but the permit for the work is still pending.
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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 ...
Abandoned since an explosion in 1977, the new owner of the silos has been planning to tear them down — and will begin doing so on Monday of next week.
Damen Silos should be a concert venue, groups say Preservationists and a community organization say a public park and musical festival site is an idea worth pursuing, but demolition of the ...
Illinois landmark, the grain silos were built in 1906 and are one of the last remaining monuments to Chicago's historic dominance in the national grain industry.
A metal grain silo and elevator stand on the northeast end of Los Portales restaurant on South Sixth Avenue — pieces of historic machinery that owner Ricardo Cazares has no ...
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Note: This story was updated at 4:25 p.m. July 21, 2025 with a statement from OSHA. When a tower at its flagship facility in Decatur, Illinois, exploded in July 2024, Archer Daniels Midland’s measures ...