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Residents from Chicago Heights and Harvey urge Cook County for emergency help after neighborhood fires and alleged local-government failures
Summary
Multiple residents called on the Cook County Board to help displaced families in Chicago Heights and to investigate alleged corruption and poor municipal services in Harvey, including requests that the sheriff intervene and county funds be used for demolition and recovery.
Several residents from Chicago Heights and Harvey asked the Cook County Board on Jan. 23 for emergency assistance after fires and to investigate municipal actions they say left neighborhoods vulnerable.
Doris Williams of Chicago Heights described multiple houses destroyed by fire and asked whether Community Development Block Grant funds were available to demolish burned properties, obtain empty lots and help displaced neighbors. Williams said some households lacked insurance and aid from Red Cross, and she…
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