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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

Negotiations over Biden administration claim that City Hall engaged in environmental racism are down to the wire

Opponents of General Iron’s move to the Southeast Side occupying the intersection of Milwaukee, Diversey and Kimball avenues during a protest in 2021. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Sun-Times file)

In her final days in office, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is trying to reach agreement with the Biden administration over fixes to city planning and zoning practices that federal investigators say are discriminatory.

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development concluded last summer that the city of Chicago has been relocating polluting businesses from white communities to Black and Latino neighborhoods, violating the civil rights of people living in those neighborhoods.

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