Posted on 01/08/2024 1:56:58 AM PST by Libloather
HARVEY, Ill. (WLS) -- Harvey city officials said they have been talking with property managers about unfit living conditions and ongoing crime on South Halsted Street since October, but told ABC7 it was the owners who took it upon themselves, on Friday night, to board up the apartments there.
Some residents said they were still inside their homes.
Rudolph Williams spoke from inside.
"I opened the door, and here's this big piece of plywood right there," Williams said.
Williams is now able to walk through his opened front door after, he claims, crews boarded it shut with plywood while he was still inside.
When asked what went through his mind at that moment, Williams said, "Wondering how I was going to get out."
He lives in the apartment complex on South Halsted in Harvey, where many were apparently forced out of their homes on Friday night due to what's being called unsafe and dangerous living conditions.
Issues there, residents said, have been mounting for years.
"My mom was 73 years old, and I had to move her from up over here, because it was too much going on. The stairs had fell down. I fell through the stairs," said James Williams, whose relatives live at the complex.
Mary Brooks, a resident of four years, also weighed in.
"Twenty-four-hour drug activity. One man was shot five times and dropped dead at my back door. There's no one around here picking up trash," Brooks, 66, said. "It's been miserable."
In a statement, Harvey city leaders said, in part, "Contrary to recent claims, the city did not evict anyone from these properties but has communicated with the property owners regarding the unsafe conditions of the buildings and need to immediately rectify the dangerous living conditions."
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That’s nuts.
And these people will STILL VOTE FOR ALL DEMOCRATS!!
I guess a person should keep an axe in the house at all times. Mine are in my tool shed out back. Maybe I’ll bring one inside tomorrow.
Welcome to Harvey, IL.
The headquarters of drug business in Midwest.
Sort of reminds me of how the Chinese were dealing with covid back in 2020. I recall they boarded and sealed up people in their places too.
Interesting that the apartment complex is never named in the article, nor is its owner...
That's funny right there.
“Sort of reminds me of how the Chinese were dealing with covid back in 2020. I recall they boarded and sealed up people in their places too.”
That’s exactly the first thing that came to my mind, too.
Here’s a story with the address...
More pics and property owners named here...
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/harvey-apartment-video-residents-boarded-up/3319643/
Conditions are horrific.
For the longest time every drug bust locally was either Harvey or Detroit residents.
Looks like an old motel. Nobody is going to fix up that dump. It needs razed. I imagine they might have all been told to leave because the place was going to be shut down and this guy didn’t know.
That is a pathetic situation.
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In a press interview, the man boarding up the doors was quoted as saying “No Habla Englis”
Yep.
They just can’t seem to figure out what’s causing the problems.
All the metal treads, landings, and railings were stolen?
That’s a veritable treasure trove of plywood. I’d be stacking that stuff in my living room and auctioning it off to the highest bidder.
A “street-sweeper” shotgun would work - and it has more other uses than an axe....
It’s criminal.
Local government has known about this for months and, best as I can find, has done nothing.
Haven’t gone after the slum lords.
Haven’t declared the place uninhabitable and removed the tenants.
My bet is that there’s money to be made and that both the owners and local bureaucrats are planning on making some without appearing to get their hands dirty while doing so.
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