A woman's skull was smashed by concrete falling from a Virgin Future Properties building in Wicker Park. She spoke out from Stroger Hospital.
CHICAGO -- This summer was supposed to be a period of growth and discovery for 22-year-old soon-to-be-graduating Annie Shea Wheeler.
on April 6 as she was walking home. The Columbia College fine arts student remembers only waking up in the street. "Going forward is going to be very slow and tedious which is kind of frustrating," Wheeler said."I am a very ambitious person."The hazard had been flagged by the city after an anonymous 311 call in late March. But the owner of the building, Virgin Future Properties LLC Series 5, did not respond, forcing the city to go to court to get work done. It was too late for Annie, who is suing the company.
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