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REVIEW MARCH 12, 2025
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Leaking underground gas tanks affect potential projects at two sites Soil remediation is complete at 949 S. Harlem and will be necessary at 7505 Randolph By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
At the corner of Harlem and Harvard Avenues sits an empty lot where there used to be a gas station. Underground, the soil was contaminated by leaking tanks that once held the business’ gasoline. The property owner’s plans to build an apartment building there are stalled, partially because he’s awaiting final approval from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. A second property in Forest Park, the old Moran’s Garage at Des Plaines Avenue and Randolph Street, will need similar remediation. Following remediation efforts at the Harlem property
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