Last Cabrini high-rise being torn down
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(AP) — Demolition is under way at the last high-rise at Chicago’s infamous Cabrini-Green public housing complex.
A wrecking ball began picking apart the remaining building Wednesday morning.
The last families were moved out in December and relocated to nearby public housing townhouses or private subsidized housing.
Cabrini-Green was built on Chicago’s North Side starting in the 1940s. The complex was once home to thousands of people, but the buildings weren’t well-maintained, and crime and drugs soon became rampant.
Still-standing low-rise townhouses are still considered part of Cabrini-Green.
The Chicago Housing Authority says Minneapolis-based Target Corp. has proposed building a new store at the site. The proposal was first reported by Skyline, a Chicago neighborhood publication.
(See related story: “Target in talks for store at former Cabrini-Green site: report.”)
A message left with Target wasn’t immediately returned Wednesday.
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