CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois attorney general’s office is suing the developer and two contractors for the release of contaminants during the implosion of a smokestack at a defunct Chicago power station. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court alleges Hilco Redevelopment Partners and its general contractors, MCM management and Controlled Demolition Inc., violated Illinois’ pollution regulations by causing dust to blanket Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood when the smokestack was demolished April 11. Spokesmen for Hilco Redevelopment and Controlled Demolition did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesman for MCM Management could not be reached for comment.
