Yenitza Marquina acknowledges that her father has been in legal trouble in the past. But she said he has taken steps to address it.
A press conference held Monday afternoon from the Lake County Coroner had some choice words about the hospital's failures—citing consistent issues leading up to her death.
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. The next day, she was found on the rooftop and had a body temperature of 50 degrees.
A 28-year-old woman’s body was found on the roof of a Chicago-area hospital. Now, her family is desperate for answers explaining the circumstances that led to her death and how she got to the roof in the first place.
Adolphus, a Waukegan resident,  was found on a second-floor roof at around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, about seven hours after she was last seen in her fifth-floor hospital room.
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, was found unresponsive on a hospital roof in Waukegan, Illinois. Authorities are investigating the mysterious circumstances, while her grieving family demands answers about her tragic and untimely death.
Vista Medical Center East, which lost its trauma center designation last year, is back in hot water following the death of a patient who was found on the hospital's roof.
A police department in Illinois has vowed to not cooperate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as they carry
After the Trump administration permits immigration arrests at schools, Chicago-area districts are working to educate parents and students on the issue.
Waukegan Police Department in Illinois issued a statement reaffirming its adherence to the state's Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from providing information to ICE.
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, left her hospital room at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan around 2 a.m. Jan. 23 and somehow made her way to the roof where she remained until roughly 8:45 a.m. wearing only a gown.
Chelsea Adolphus died of hypothermia after being on a hospital's roof for nearly seven hours in below-freezing temperatures wearing only a hospital gown. The suit alleges negligence and medical malpractice.