The city will announce no later than Sunday a decision on whether the parent company of General Iron can operate a metal shredding and recycling operation on Chicago’s Southeast Side.
An aerial shot of the newly constructed Southside Recycling, 11600 S. Burley Ave.
When that decision is announced, the city will publish a summary of the health impact assessment it conducted of the proposal’s impact on the surrounding neighborhood, Cunningham said during a virtual community meeting that included a broad overview of the report’s findings. The full report will be published no later than Feb. 28.
However, residents of South Deering and Hegewisch face risks of chronic disease, including cancer, greater than residents of most other Chicago neighborhoods. In addition, the rate of cancer in those two Southeast Side neighborhoods is among the highest in Chicago, Cunningham said. “We are looking cumulatively at the burdens that the Southeast Side neighborhoods of Hegewisch, East Side and South Deering face today as an area of significant industrial development,” Cunningham said.
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