Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration is negotiating with President Joe Biden’s housing officials over potential city reforms after federal investigators accused Chicago of environmental racist zoning and land-use practices.
Community and civil rights advocates said that posture was a risky gamble and that the mayor should come to the table with the feds, something that she now appears to be doing.
The proposed move of General Iron to the Southeast Side was ultimately rejected by Lightfoot earlier this year, but the community groups that filed the civil rights complaint argued that the historical policies and practices that put that plan into motion showed the need for reform. Lightfoot’s denial of the permit followed many protests and even a monthlong hunger strike, events that brought a number of health care advocates into the debate. Residents of the Southeast Side argued that they couldn’t tolerate more pollution in a community surrounded by dirty industries and already suffering from poor air quality and health problems among residents.
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