Community activist Adelia 'Mama' Hurley dies at 96

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Adelia Hurley, the founder of the El Hogar Del Nino Day Care Center in Pilsen, was remembered Wednesday night as a community activist who made a difference.

She had 12 children of her own, but hundreds of toddlers and adults called her "Mama."

"She fought for single mothers and their children in the Pilsen community, Humboldt Park community. I mean, she didn't stop. Nothing could stop her, she was like a bulldog," said Melissa Hurley, daughter-in-law.

Mama Hurley retired two years ago. She was 96 when she passed away on Tuesday.