Hilco Development Partners

The Economic, Capital and Technology Development Committee will once again consider a tax incentive for Hilco Partners’ one million square foot distribution center dubbed Exchange 55.

Opponents of the development testified that diesel trucks brought by the warehouse would increase air pollution and exacerbate respiratory illnesses.

The move comes after Hilco received approval to build a massive — and controversial — distribution center at the Crawford Coal Plant site in Little Village.

The 1-million-square-foot project was approved despite vehement opposition from some Little Village residents and environmental groups. 

Despite opposition, the $100 million project is expected to go before City Council Thursday.

Little Village opponents loudly protested during a key vote on the $100 million project before being removed from the chamber by security guards.

The project would bring more diesel trucks to the neighborhood, impacting residents' health, environmental leaders say.

At the meeting, several residents said they opposed the proposed $100 million, 1 million-square-foot warehouse that would bring more trucks to the neighborhood.

Hilco plans to demolish the coal power plant and replace it with a one million square feet of warehouses.