Gov. Pritzker asked to delay sale of Damen Silos

A number of groups want Gov. J.B. Pritzker to hold off on a sale of the 23-acre Damen Silos and give community members a say in new uses for the land. (Sun-Times file)

A Southwest Side economic development organization, joined by seven other groups, asked Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday to delay the sale of the Damen Silos along the Chicago River to allow for public meetings before determining the fate of the 23 acres of industrial land.

Pritzker’s administration announced a plan last month to sell the property to the owner of an asphalt plant in McKinley Park that has been the target of numerous odor and nuisance complaints from its neighbors.