The owner of the Damen Silos has been given the go-ahead by the city to resume demolition of the historic structures after the work was paused last week due to concerns about harmful dust leaving the site .

Heneghan Wrecking, the contractor for owner Michael Tadin Jr., was given the green light to continue demolition on Wednesday, according to city health officials. City officials said they were concerned about the potential for excess dust and asked for a revised plan to contain it.

The Chicago Department of Public health halted the demolition on South Damen Avenue along the Chicago River a week ago and asked for the dust plan as the final phase of demolition begins. Only two silos remain as of Wednesday morning.

“The updated dust-mitigation plan was approved, the department said in a

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