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Owner Of East Garfield Park Building Filed For Bankruptcy Two Weeks Before Partial Collapse Killed 1, Injured 2

Building owner Katie Simmons filed for bankruptcy on March 30, according to court records.

By CBS Chicago Staff:

CHICAGO (CBS) — The owner of an East Garfield Park building that partly collapsed on Tuesday, killing one man and injuring two others, filed for bankruptcy about two weeks before the incident.

Court records confirm Katie Simmons, who owns the graystone three-flat at 3418 W. Jackson Blvd. filed for bankruptcy on March 30. That case is still pending.

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