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$100K bonds for women charged after 2 kids died in fire - chicagotribune.com
A judge set bail at $100,000 today for two women facing child endangerment charges in connection with the death of two children in a fire at their West Englewood neighborhood home early Saturday.
Prosecutors said Tatiana Meakens, 23, and Britany Meakens, 22, left four children unattended in an apartment heated with space heaters and a hot plate while the two women attended separate parties.
Tatiana and Britany had agreed that Tatiana -- the mother of the two children who died -- would watch the kids so that Britany could attend a housewarming party, said Cook County assistant states attorney Jamie dikkler.
But after receiving a phone call, Tatiana left to go to a CD release party in Blue Island and returned hours later, only after she was told of the fire, dikkler said.

