A federal judge in Illinois has refused to halt city permits for a contested metal recycling plant slated to be built in a pollution-burdened neighborhood in South Chicago.
Judge Mary Rowland of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Wednesday that Chicago residents couldn’t prove discrimination was involved in the decision to move a General Iron shredding facility from North Chicago to their neighborhood on the Southeast Side.
Residents Pastor Richard Martinez, Jocelyn Rangel and Roni-Nicole Facen wanted an injunction to freeze the permits that would give the plant the greenlight to relocate to their community. ...
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