Solar farm proposed for toxic Southeast Side industrial site
The Cook County Land Bank is in talks to lease land for up to 35 years on part of the massive former Acme coke operation.
A portion of a massive toxic industrial site on the Southeast Side is being considered for a future home to a solar farm.
The Cook County Land Bank Authority has taken title to land near East 114th Street and South Torrence Avenue, clearing the property’s back taxes in hopes of drawing a solar operation on about 36 acres, a spokesman said Tuesday.