On Monday morning, a grieving mother knelt on the ground in tears in front of the Chicago Police Department’s District 3 headquarters. It’s where her daughter, 33-year-old Irene Chavez was hanged a week before Christmas.
'NOBODY IS GIVING ME ANSWERS': A week before Christmas, 33-year-old Irene Chavez was at a bar on Chicago's South Side when she was arrested for simple battery. A few hours later, Chavez was found hanged in her police cell, her family says they were told by cops.
The family of a woman who a police oversight organization says hanged herself while in custody claims there are inconsistencies in the police account and that the department is “hiding” facts. Ten days after the incident, the administration of Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Police Department have yet to release any public statement.