Demolition began Wednesday on a building long a target of community complaints in West Ridge, just a day after city, state and federal officials raided it amid an investigation into fraud and illegal betting and drug sales.
A search warrant was served at 6948 N. Western Ave. Tuesday evening and, within hours, an emergency demolition order was issued. The Chicago Department of Buildings said an inspection “determined that the building was severely structurally compromised and an imminent hazard.”
