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Home » homelessness

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Posted inNews

Motherfuckin’ back and forth

by Katie Prout April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

Four Chicagoans describe what it’s like to seek shelter on the CTA.

Posted inNews & Politics

Searching for The Pigeon Lady

by Katie Prout February 16, 2022February 21, 2022

What I did care about—what I do care about—is people, especially the ones lit up inside by a singular passion. Weird people, people possessed, people other people might term freaks. The pigeon lady could be a freak, I thought, and feeding pigeons could be the mission of her life.

Posted inNews & Politics

Homeless in a pandemic-stricken Chicago

by Sarah Gelbard January 14, 2022January 18, 2022

Thousands have survived one pandemic winter, only to now face another, still waiting for shelters to have spaces for them, to hear their names called for a public housing unit.

“The guys that are here would be sleeping on the streets if we weren’t open,” says Mike Bush.
Posted inNews & Politics

The last men’s hotel

by Katie Prout April 14, 2021August 18, 2021

For those who live there, the Ewing Annex Hotel is a refuge, an artifact, and a last chance. The man who’s been holding it together for more than 20 years is about to retire.

Posted inMusic

Guitarist Sunny War boils life down to its essence on Simple Syrup

by Jamie Ludwig April 5, 2021August 18, 2021

The Nashville-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Sunny War is known for her clawhammer fingerstyle guitar playing, vivid autobiographical lyrics, and distinctive sound that starts at the crossroads of blues, country, folk, […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at Chicago’s homeless shelters

by Maya Dukmasova May 8, 2020August 18, 2021

The city’s response is improving, but still “not adequate.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Pets thrive in the lockdown

by Maya Dukmasova April 17, 2020August 18, 2021

Animal shelters have been overwhelmed with adoption applications during the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted inNews & Politics

Homeless during a pandemic

by Maya Dukmasova April 14, 2020August 18, 2021

Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.

Posted inNews & Politics

Five challengers take on 46th Ward alderman Cappleman from the left

by Maya Dukmasova February 18, 2019August 18, 2021

Gentrifying Uptown may be ready for the return of Helen Shiller’s spirit.

Posted inArts & Culture

Instead of making a point, In the Blood wallows in misery

by Dmitry Samarov February 1, 2019August 18, 2021

Suzan-Lori Parks’s modern-day Hester Prynne suffers horribly for no discernible purpose.

Posted inNews & Politics

Overlooked mayoral hopefuls share bold visions for Chicago

by Maya Dukmasova December 13, 2018August 18, 2021

They may have little name recognition and no campaign funds, but the regular people running for mayor are committed to making the city thrive.

Posted inFilm

Leave No Trace approaches homelessness on the most intimate terms

by J.R. Jones July 11, 2018August 18, 2021

Ben Foster stars in this superb drama by Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone), as a traumatized war vet living off the grid with his 13-year-old daughter.

Posted inBlogs

Fight for right to camp on city streets will continue despite legal setback, homeless advocates say

by Maya Dukmasova June 7, 2018August 18, 2021

The city could face further lawsuits after a judge ruled that a homeless tent city in Uptown was not a protected protest.

Posted inBlogs

Toni Preckwinkle endorses Democratic front-runner J.B. Pritzker for governor despite controversy, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 7, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, a homeless couple is suing the city for removing their tents.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago deposits $20 million into the city’s last black-owned bank, and other news

by Kate Shepherd September 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, after the release of video, Kenneka Jenkins’s family and friends ask the FBI to investigate her death in hotel freezer.

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