CHA set to lower the boom

U. S. District Judge Marvin Aspen on Thursday denied a request byformer residents of four south lakefront high-rises to stopSaturday's scheduled demolition of the buildings.

Aspen's order clears the way for the $2 million, 24-secondimplosion of the Chicago Housing Authority's Lakefront Propertieshigh-rises.

Former high-rise residents, who were promised in 1985 that thebuildings would be renovated, were seeking to stop the implosionbecause they said the CHA had not completed the replacement housingrequired under a 1995 agreement.Izora Davis, executive director of the Lakefront CommunityOrganization, said she will continue to ensure that the replacementhousing is …