Crime & Safety
Children Found Alone In Dollar Store Before Mother’s Arrest
Three young children were found living in squalid conditions in their home in Albany Park, police said.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police released new information Tuesday in the case of a 31-year-old woman facing charges after her three young children were found living in squalid conditions on May 19 at their home in the Albany Park neighborhood.
Police records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from CBS show Maria Cortez’s three young children were found wandering alone at a Dollar General store on Pulaski Road before police later discovered the family was living in squalid conditions.
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