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The tower off East Sharon Road has been abandoned for more than 10 years and has become a dilapidated eyesore.

The Chicago Department of Buildings issued a permit Thursday for the demolition of the iconic Damen Silos, a relic of the Lower West Side’s once-prominent grain processing industry. A demolition date ...

Demolition can start after site work is completed at the Damen Silos, a collection of grain elevators dating from 1906 that preservationists and others regard as a local Chicago landmark and which ...