All three women were found unresponsive over a 12-hour span at the James Sneider Apartments, 7450 N. Rogers Ave., where residents started complaining of oppressively hot conditions days earlier.
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In a statement, a Lightfoot spokesperson said: “We will continue taking the necessary measures to make sure the residents of the buildings are safe, and we will make sure that building management owns responsibility for the care of its residents.” Cathy, a 75-year-old woman who has lived at the James Sneider Apartments for 18 years, said residents began complaining on Tuesday, when the heat inside the complex became “unbearable.” Yet the conditions only grew “worse and worse,” according to Cathy, who said her apartment on the fifth floor got as hot as 91 degrees on Wednesday.That’s when a facilities manager told her the company was still running heat to avoid potentially being cited by the city for shutting it off too early.
Hadden said it’s “infuriating” that those tasked with managing the 10-story building apparently didn’t “put the life and safety of their residents first,” especially at a complex that gets public money. She noted the building’s air conditioning system only started effectively circulating throughout the apartments after the three women were found dead.
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