Towers at Quad/Graphics Plant Pulled Down

A crew from Hutcherson Metal brought down the four towers that once recovered the solvent from the ink used for printing magazines and flyers at Quad/Graphics, Mt. Morris, IL. The plant, which a mainstay of the Mt. Morris economy for 113 years, closed its doors more than a year ago.

Groups of interested neighbors and former plant employees watched Thursday as the salvage crew used a torch to first cut a yawning notch, called a “bird’s mouth,” in the front of each tower and then continued the cut around the backs.