Crime & Safetyscore 597·6 metrosupdated 1h ago

Portage Park Woman Charged for Stealing Dead Mother's Social Security Benefits

Eva Bratcher, 72, faces charges for collecting over $21,000 in Social Security benefits while concealing her mother's death. Her mother, Regina Michalski, was found in a freezer after being deceased for two years.

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