The Brief
- Fourth-floor residents are beginning to return to the Fox Shore Apartments in Aurora after being displaced when renovation work disturbed asbestos-containing materials.
- The Illinois EPA ordered all tenants to temporarily relocate in May while licensed professionals completed asbestos cleanup and remediation. Residents stayed in hotels, short-term rentals, or with family and friends.
- The return is only partially underway. Officials have not said when residents on other floors can move back, and the Illinois attorney general’s office has sued the building owner and the construction company over the renovation work.
AURORA – Some residents displaced from the Fox Shore Apartments in Aurora after renovation work disturbed asbestos have begun returning to their homes.
Fox Shore reopening begins
The backstory:
In May, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said renovation work at the apartment complex disturbed asbestos-containing materials, creating a potential health risk for tenants.
State officials ordered all residents to temporarily relocate while licensed asbestos professionals cleaned and remediated the property.…