Members and supporters of the Independence Towers tenants union march on Nov. 1, 2024, as they started the second month of a rent strike -- now seven months long -- in protest of maintenance and health-and-safety issues in the apartment building. A Jackson County judge Friday approved the sale of Independence Towers to a suburban Chicago-based real estate firm. [Examiner file photo/Mike Genet]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net A Jackson County judge has approved the sale of a long-troubled Independence apartment building to a suburban Chicago-based real estate firm.…
