A mother of six says her Evanston rental home has been plagued by rodents, roaches, flooding and a broken heating and cooling system — and that her landlord has done nothing meaningful to fix it.
Shiesha Whitson said she moved into the home on Bevis Avenue in Evanston five years ago after leaving a shelter, hoping it would mark a turning point for her family. Instead, she said the conditions have only gotten worse.
“We moved into here with roaches,” Whitson said…