Public Housing Authority Sued Over Bed Bug Claims

Waukegan, Ill.’s public housing agency faces a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that officials took ineffective action against a burgeoning bedbug infestation in a housing project, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The suit filed by three residents of Harry Poe Manor claims the 155-unit tower still harbors the bloodsucking insects whose bites, often delivered while people sleep, can irritate and inflame skin. The suit filed Friday in Chicago federal court seeks class-action status to represent the building's current residents and those who have lived there during the alleged infestation.

The suit seeks an injunction that would force the Waukegan Housing Authority to disclose the extent of any infestation and make a new plan to kill the bugs. The litigation also asks for monetary damages for, among other things, pain and suffering.

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Source: Chicago Tribune