A Chicago woman died in a hotel freezer in 2017. Now her mother has reached a settlement

The mother of a 19-year-old Chicago woman who was found dead in 2017 in a freezer at a suburban hotel where she had attended a party has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the hotel and others. A settlement was reached in August, Cook County court records show, but it has not been entered on the court docket because attorneys for Kenneka Jenkins’ mother have asked that the terms be sealed from the public, the Chicago Tribune reported. A status hearing is scheduled for next week in the case, which had been set for a trial starting Oct. 16, court records show.