Judge Denies City Of Chicago's Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit After 2018 Fire Killed 10 Children
A judge has denied the City of Chicago's motion to dismiss a lawsuit following a deadly fire in Little Village that killed 10 children.
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A judge has denied the City of Chicago's motion to dismiss a lawsuit following a deadly fire in Little Village that killed 10 children.
Demolition crews are back out at a plant in Little Village to finish work they had to stop when a massive dust cloud covered the neighborhood, and the work reignited anger.
Seven people were shot Thursday night in five different incidents on the city's South and Southwest sides.
Residents of Little Village on Wednesday staged a protest, objecting to Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision to restart demolition of a power plant in their neighborhood.
The mayor has delayed plans to demolish a turbine building at the old Crawford power plant, but said it "must come down" due to the danger it poses.
Chicago Police were guarding Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home in Logan Square Thursday night, after protesters took to the street in Little Village.
A new citation has been issued against the developer involved in a botched power plant smokestack demolition last month, which sent a blanket of dust over Little Village.
He attributes the high numbers to aggressive testing and a largely working-class population that has stayed on the job during the pandemic.
Particulate matter is made up of dust, dirt, soot or smoke mixed with liquid droplets found in the air, causing aggravated asthma, decreased lung function among other respiratory problems.
"We have no reason to believe the implosion emitted additional toxic materials into the surrounding community," CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.
In Little Village on Sunday, community members marched and demanded to know the results of an air quality test after a smokestack implosion.
A new COVID-19 testing site has opened in Little Village, Illinois state Sen. Celina Villanueva announced Wednesday.
"While we are taking vigorous action to hold the developer and its subcontractors accountable and protect the health and safety of our local residents, we are also laying the groundwork to ensure failures like this never happen again."
Community activists and elected officials in Little Village and North Lawndale are demanding Mayor Lori Lightfoot be held accountable for the demolition gone wrong.
Police said the boy was walking his dog near 28th and Keeler shortly after 3:30 p.m., when someone started shooting.
A man and a dog were shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in Little Village.
"Why was a permit of an implosion was given during a pandemic in the first place?"
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has issued a stop work order for any demolition activities at the Crawford Power Plant after a dust cloud blanketed the Little Village neighborhood Saturday following a smokestack implosion at the plant.
"The health and safety of our residents is our top priority, which is why what happened earlier today was simply unacceptable," Mayor Lightfoot said.
The Chicago Fire Department called in a 2-11 alarm to bring in extra manpower, due to a large number of burning mattresses inside, many of which were made of highly flammable foam.
Three houses caught fire overnight in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.
A man has been charged with attempted murder, after police said he fired at officers before they fired back and struck him in Little Village.
Police on Sunday shot and wounded an assailant after shots were fired at officers in Little Village, the Chicago Police Department said.
A woman exchanged gunshots with a man who was robbing her in Little Village Thursday evening, but no one ended up being shot.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with accidentally shooting a 14-year-old girl in Little Village this weekend.
