Not the first time the state has tried to sell off this site. I guess they're hoping the third time is the charm?
The last time was in 2014, before the boom in logistics warehouses, and before that in 2007. Now in 2022, developers are willing to do all kinds of crazy expensive stuff to put together large warehouse sites. Tearing down Crawford Plant, cleaning up the Peoples Gas site on Elston, etc. So they may take a chance on this site.
I'd love to see the Chicago Fire put their training facility here. It's big enough, a short drive to Soldier Field, and a recreational use would be better for the environment than a diesel-spewing warehouse.
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