Overview
- Cook County Judge Debra Seaton upheld a December 12 deadline to clear 7500 S. South Shore Drive after calling the property a fire trap and unlivable.
- Tenants’ bid for a 60-day delay and $7,500 per household was rejected, while lease-holders report relocation offers ranging from $1,500 to $5,000.
- Some residents say they are ineligible for payments or cannot find available housing, with temperatures falling to single digits and severe wind chills.
- Mayor Brandon Johnson requested a postponement of the deadline, and city teams and Catholic Charities were on site to arrange temporary placements.
- The building is in foreclosure with Friedman Communities managing the relocation, and a September 30 federal operation detained 37 people during an immigration raid.