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Oak Lawn resident says delayed response after rottweiler attack, trustees urge follow-up
Summary
At the June 24 Village of Oak Lawn Board of Trustees meeting, resident Elena Hernandez described a June 8 attack on her 9-year-old daughter and criticized the village's animal control response. Trustees asked staff to follow up with the police chief and Cook County Animal Control.
Elena Hernandez, an Oak Lawn resident and licensed social worker, told the Village Board on June 24 that a rottweiler jumped a backyard fence and charged her 9-year-old daughter on June 8, causing injuries that required stitches and a hospital visit.
Hernandez said she made multiple calls and visits to the Oak Lawn Police Department and the village's animal-control office before the Cook County Animal Control worker received the required documentation and opened a dangerous-dog investigation. "It took my push, my advocacy, my diligence, and my own investigation to have the Cook County Animal…
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