Displaced Allerton fire victims rally for third time for housing assistance and speedier repairs

Six months after a five-alarm fire displaced over 250 residents at 2910 Wallace Ave., tenants rallied for the third time to demand housing support from the city and to pressure the landlord to speed up repairs. 

About two dozen residents, activists and attorneys gathered on July 10 outside the Allerton building, which still has no roof, and no repair work seemed to be underway. Residents held signs saying, “We need timely repairs!” and “Our homes matter to us!”