‘It shouldn’t have taken this’: Rogers Park residents upset after 3 women died of the sweltering heat inside their apartment

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago alderwoman is pushing to safeguard Chicagoans from severe warmth within their personal residences.

She’s contacting for improvements right after 3 women died inside of a sweltering senior condominium building this weekend. CBS 2’s Shardaa Grey stories from the James Sneider Apartments in Rogers Park.

Citizens mentioned the air conditioning was turned on Sunday early morning. The women of all ages CBS 2 spoke to reported they just want to be addressed as human beings. 

“It should not have taken this. And now they’re sorry and all that. Of study course, of study course, they are sorry,” mentioned Pat Clemmons.

Frustrations still boil with inhabitants at James Sneider Residences right after 3 women inside of the building died Saturday.

“It took all that carrying on Saturday to convey about the air becoming positioned on for seniors,” Clemmons said.

CBS 2 attained out to Hispanic Housing Growth Corporation, a non-for-financial gain organization that gets federal funding from Housing and City Enhancement to regulate combined-money senior housing structures. The president and CEO gave CBS 2 a statement:

“The protection and security of our people has generally been our best precedence at HHDC. We are doing the job with the city of Chicago and conducting our have investigation into the incident.”

But the corporation nevertheless failed to response why the AC was not turned on until finally Sunday. CBS 2 went into their headquarters to get solutions. Nonetheless no responses.

Eighty-a single-yr-previous Pat Clemmons let CBS 2 into her steaming apartment Saturday. What has changed due to the fact then?

“Of class, all people jumps to interest since now they are on the world scene and everyone is on the lookout at them and looking at what they’re not doing,” Clemmons stated.

They are executing much more wellness checks. Knocking on the door every day to make confident all people is alright, anything they need to have been executing all alongside,” stated resident Diane Williams.

Diane Williams says her neighbors died for no purpose.

“I had just spoken to her that day before about going on a boat vacation with the creating. I arrive into the creating and the subsequent factor they inform me she’s useless,” Williams claimed.

Alderman Maria Haddon introduced a resolution, contacting on the town to make legislative improvements that will reinforce protections for tenants from extreme heat and cold problems. 

Haddon mentioned Saturday a vigil will be held at the apartment web-site, at 6:30 p.m. for the 3 women who died in this condominium creating.