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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

City tells court Southeast Side metal shredder would harm residents, should not open

Activists protest outside City Hall in June urging that the city continue to block a car-shredding operation from opening on the Southeast Side. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

A large car-shredding operation on the Southeast Side would be a threat to residents’ health and should not open, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration argued in a court filing Wednesday.

The city also reiterated that it was justified in denying an operating permit that was sought by the owner of Southside Recycling, the rebranded business formerly known as General Iron. 

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