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Panel Hears Emotional Debate On Future Of Former E2 Nightclub, Site Of Deadly 2003 Stampede
An hours-long hearing on the building owner's building permit request got heated and emotional at times inside City Hall.
October 18, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The building at the center of the E2 nightclub tragedy is back in the spotlight. More than 20 years after 21 people were killed and 50 others were injured in a stampede, the building's owner and the city have been battling it out over plans to demolish the building.
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The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday heard a public hearing on the fate of the building, after the panel earlier this year made a preliminary ruling denying a permit to tear the building down.
The tragedy at E2 had no bearing on the panel's decision to deny a demolition permit for the site, as the commission instead focused on the fact the building originally was a Fiat dealership when it was first built in 1910, making it a key part of the historic Motor Row District.
