Autopsy shows Stateville inmate died of asthma, heat stress during June heat wave

Asthma and heat stress were the cause of death for a man who collapsed while incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center during a string of hot days in June, according to the Will County coroner’s office. Michael Broadway, 51, had complained about hot conditions inside the prison in the weeks leading up to his death, one of Broadway’s relatives said in July. Terah Tollner, a lawyer for Broadway’s family, said Broadway would still be alive today if medical staff “provided adequate treatment.” “We know that death by asthma is extremely preventable...