A heated meeting centered around an apartment building that houses about six sex offenders.
At a public meeting in Joliet, residents stood up and spoke out against an apartment building that houses sex offenders in a city neighborhood — with one resident lamenting that she wouldn’t let children play outside unless she was on her lunch break, according to a video taken by an attendee.
“It’s a massive crisis throughout the state that has been created by Illinois laws,” said Adele Nicholas, a civil rights attorney who is an expert in this area. “They are creating massive homelessness instability and housing insecurity and not bringing any public safety benefit.” Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and other city officials have spoken out against the housing, referencing an Illinois law that says sex offenders cannot live at the same address.
Nicholas, who attended Wednesday’s meeting, said some attendees made threats of violence against the residents of the apartment building while police and city officials stood by.In a statement, NewDay Apartments said it was “troubling” that members of city government did not speak up at threats of violence during the meeting.
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