City of Chicago
Notice of Public Meeting and Solicitation of Public Comments on a Brownfield Cleanup Grant Application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The City of Chicago is presenting at the Lindblom Park Fieldhouse, located at 6054 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 beginning at 5:00 PM until 6:30 PM regarding the City’s intent to apply for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) FY25 Brownfields Cleanup Grant. The $5,000,000 grant (maximum award), if awarded, will be used for environmental cleanup at City-owned land surrounding 5900 S Throop St., Chicago, IL 60636. The City will discuss and solicit comments on the draft FY25 Brownfield Cleanup Grant application and the draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) at the meeting.

The grant application documents (draft grant application and ABCA) are available on and after November 4, 2024 at the Chicago Public Library’s West Englewood Branch (1745 W. 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60636) and Kelly Branch (6151 S. Normal Blvd, Chicago, IL 60621) and may be examined and copied during their regular hours; at the City of Chicago Department of Fleet and Facility Management (2FM), 2 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 and may be examined or copied in the office weekdays 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM; and on 2FM’s website, within the Supporting Information section, located at the following address: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dgs/supp_info.html

Written comments may be submitted through November 13, 2024 to 2FM to the attention of the Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Environmental, Health & Safety Management at 2 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL, 60602 or to 2FM_EHS_Notifications@cityofchicago.org.