Posted on 10.28.25

Chicago Housing Authority ordered to pay more than $24 million in damages for two children’s lead poisoning

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, January 16, 2025
By: Todd Feurer

The Chicago Housing Authority has been ordered to pay more than $24 million in damages to the family of two children who allegedly suffered poisoning from lead paint in their apartment in Rogers Park.

Shanna Jordan sued the CHA on behalf of her son Jah’mir Collins, now 10; and Jordan’s daughter, Morgan Collins, sued the CHA on behalf of her daughter, Amiah McGee-Collins, now 6, claiming the agency knew their apartment at 7715 N. Marshfield Av. had lead-based paint, and that their children suffered from “severe lead poisoning” after living in the home, according to their lawsuit. Read more.

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