By Sasha-Ann Simons, January 24, 2023
If you’ve flown through O’Hare Airport recently, you may have noticed people sleeping in hallways or near the baggage claim. This isn’t uncommon in Chicago when the temperature drops, but the number of unhoused people seeking shelter in these transit hubs has increased over the last several years.
Continue reading WBEZ – Why are so many homeless people seeking shelter at O’Hare and in transit hubs?By Ariel Parrella-Aureli January 24, 2023
CTA officials said the people were kicked out because they were loitering on agency property. Witnesses say guards threw away belongings in an attempt to make people move. “It’s disgusting [and] dehumanizing,” one advocate said.
Continue reading Block Club Chicago – At Jefferson Park Transit Center, CTA Security Teams Give Unhoused Chicagoans The BootBy Adriana Pérez January 22, 2023
Norbert Pikula, 77, had been sleeping on a friend’s sofa every night for the last six months. But when his friend was admitted to the hospital a few weeks ago, Pikula’s fragile world turned upside down and he had nowhere to sleep.
Continue reading Chicago Tribune-‘I had no choice’: For many homeless people, O’Hare has become a nighttime refugeBy Ariel Parrella-Aureli January 19, 2023
“Forcing people to move can do more harm than good,” Simmons said. “And for the people who need those services that are not available, how can people get mad for taking up space? There is nowhere else to go.”
Continue reading Block Club Chicago- NW Side Neighbors Spent Years Helping Man Living in Merrimac Park Tent – But Now Some Want Him GoneBy KATE LÝ JOHNSTON January 17, 2023
What proactive things are we doing outside of emergency situations to ensure people aren’t on the street to begin with?” Schenkelberg said. “How are we investing in permanent housing? How are we investing in social services?”
Continue reading Heartland Signal- Chicago must do more to protect its homeless ahead of deadly winter storm, activist sayJanuary 4, 2023
Joan’s guests today are:
– Gary Menzel, President/Business Manager at Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11, with our Union Strong segment
– Doug Schenkelberg, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
– Joe Brancatelli, joesentme.com
– Team Hochberg’s David Hochberg
By, Doug Schenkelberg, Opinion Contributor, December 29, 2022
Just before Christmas, much of the United States was hit by an extraordinary weather event: Winter Storm Elliott. In Chicago, we saw temperatures that dipped down to -10 degrees Fahrenheit with windchills that hit below -40 on the backs of 40-mile-per-hour winds. Such weather is dangerous to everyone, but it is particularly dangerous to people experiencing homelessness on our streets.
Continue reading The Hill- Extreme weather and the dangers of being homelessThe Hill-December 22, 2022
The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless estimates there may be 16,000 people in the city who are experiencing homelessness and living on the streets, that’s based on census data.
Continue reading WGN – Outreach workers help homeless amidst dangerous weather conditionsBy Mary Kim, December 22, 2022
