ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – A yellow piece of paper clings to Windsor apartments’ front door. In bold text, an order reads “Condemned. Do not enter.”
On January 20, the City of Rockford placed the decrees on the historic property at 902 North Main. They claim “dangerous” and “unsafe” conditions inside due to a lack of heat.
Chanell Lampkins carries housing applications before ascending stairs into her apartment.
“My whole life is about to be rearranged and changed,” she concedes. Lampkins says she learned she shouldn’t return home from someone with the Rockford Fire Department…