Pilsen residents warn of toxic metals from metal scrapper, ask Pritzker to slow permit renewal

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date June 3, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 3, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/06/03/pilsen-pollution-metal-scrapper-pritzker-permit

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Residents living near a large scrap metal operation in Pilsen are asking Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to tap the brakes on giving the business a new operating permit this year because of fear that it releases too many toxic metals into the air. [ Sims Metal, ][1] which recycles material from j...