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News & Politics, News Jan 15, 2021
Escalating violence and lack of police response put the city’s homeless even more at risk

A string of fires and stabbings have many advocates worried, and challenges in reporting and investigating these crimes leave little hope for justice.
- By Adam M. Rhodes
- Tags: News, Avondale, homeless, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, National Coalition for the Homeless, Rey Colón, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa

Music, Chicagoans of Note Dec 9, 2020
Adam Gogola, front man of Blind Adam & the Federal League

“When you look around your community, it's easy to help the people around you. And once you start doing that, it's easier to understand how we can effect change.”
- By Jamie Ludwig
- Tags: Chicagoans of Note, Adam Gogola, Blind Adam & the Federal League, People’s Pizza Party, Anti-Flag, Article 57, Fireside Bowl, Food Not Bombs, Anti-Racist Action, A-F Records, Joe Tessone, Mystery Street, Night Ministry, Dante’s Tavern, Indie Lab, Brave Space Alliance, George Floyd, Jeff Schaller & the Long Way Home, Mike Popek, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Alex Palermo, Typesetter, Solidarity Slice, CARES Act

News & Politics, News May 8, 2020
Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at Chicago’s homeless shelters

The city’s response is improving, but still “not adequate.”
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Homeless shelters, homelessness, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Julie Dworkin, Department of Public Health, DPH, Department of Family and Support Services, DFSS

News & Politics, News Apr 14, 2020
Homeless during a pandemic

Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Homelessness in Chicago, homelessness, housing, coronavirus, COVID-19, public health, public housing, homeless encampments, Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago Department of Public Health, Department of Public Health, Franciscan Outreach, Laura Reilly, Pacific Garden Mission, homeless shelters, YMCA, Chicago Housing Initiative, Leah Levinger, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Julie Dworkin, Molly Sullivan, Illinois Public Health Association, social distancing, isolation, isolation housing, Night Ministry, Noam Greene, emergency housing relief

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 15, 2019
Video
Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski

Plus: Jeremiah Meece of The-Drum teases an imminent album of spooky electro, and Flossmoor’s newest record store throws a release party with Black Pegasus.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Rob Warmowski, memorial, benefit, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Defoliants, Buzzmuscle, Sirs, San Andreas Fault, Steve Albini, Scary Lady Sarah, Metro, WNUR, Hog Butcher for the World, Ono, Silver Abuse, Pegboy, Cheer-Accident, Jeremiah Meece, The-Drum, Inspiration, Mutant Future, Danny’s, Halloween, Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl, Flossmoor, Brothers Davis, Billy Mac Attack, Marc Davis, Black Pegasus Records, Sadar Bahar, Mark Grusane, Darryn Jones, Tone B. Nimble, Video

News & Politics, Feature Jan 30, 2018
Are tiny houses a solution to homelessness in Chicago?

The push for a small answer to a massive problem
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Feature, tiny houses, tiny homes, Pride Action Tank, Tiny Homes Competition, Tracy Baim, Windy City Times, University of Illinois at Chicago, Back of the Yards, Polk Bros. Foundation, Alphawood Foundation, Pierce Family Foundation, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Douglas Schenkelberg, All Chicago, Nonie Brennan, Brien Cron, La Casa Norte, Chicago Police Department, Airbnb, architecture, real estate, Ed Burke, Joe Moreno, Catholic Charities, Landon Bone Baker Architects, American Institute of Architects, Terry Howell, Marty Sandberg, Lon Stousland, Jesus People USA, Chicago Tiny House, James Cappleman, Uptown

News & Politics, Worst of Chicago Dec 20, 2017
Chicago police commonly confiscate and throw away the tents of the homeless

CPD’s policy seems more concerned with optics than with law and order.
- By Robbie Q. Telfer
- Tags: Worst of Chicago, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, homeless, Chicago Police Department, Odette Yousef, WBEZ

Blogs, Bleader Nov 17, 2014
Project Fierce sets out to open a shelter for LGBTQ youth

A local nonprofit hopes to open a shelter on either the south or west side of Chicago.
- By H Kapp-Klote
- Tags: LGBT, News, lgbtq, homelessness, Project Fierce, queer, trans, gender nonconforming, shelter, homeless shelter, chicago coalition for the homeless

Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2013
Why you should read "Invisible Child"

The New York Times series on a homeless child is a damning indictment of our nation's shameful inequality.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Poverty, Media, News, Invisible Child, Dasani, homelessness, shelters, New York Times, Andrea Elliott, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, poverty, extreme poverty, Chicago Public Schools

Blogs, Bleader Nov 28, 2012
A poem written by a teenager to the mother she never knew

"My World Inside the Womb," a poem by 18-year-old Isis Cook
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: LGBT, Media, News, H.E.L.L.O. (Homeless Experts Living Life's Obstacles), Isis Cook, Broadway Youth Center, the Night Ministry, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Lakeview Action Committee, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Second Unitarian Church, Howard Brown Health Center, Lakeview Lutheran Church, homelessness

News & Politics, Feature Jul 18, 2012
Pariahs amid the rainbow

Young, queer, and homeless in Boystown
- By Elly Fishman
- Tags: Feature, homeless, LGBTQ, Boystown, gay youth, homeless gay youth, reactive attachment disorder, Center on Halsted, pride parade, Night Ministry, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Ho Stroll, Chicago Police Department, ballroom house, vouging, Chicago gangs, Take Back Boystown

Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2007
The 1995 Reader Story That Just Got a Sun-Times Reporter Handcuffed

A 1995 Reader story sparks a protest at Stroger Hospital; Sun-Times reporter cuffed.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, News Bites, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun-Times, Stroger Hospital, Dr. Robert Simon, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Ed Shurna, Sarah Bryan Miller, Steve Patterson

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Escalating violence and lack of police response put the city’s homeless even more at risk

A string of fires and stabbings have many advocates worried, and challenges in reporting and investigating these crimes leave little hope for justice.

Adam Gogola, front man of Blind Adam & the Federal League

“When you look around your community, it's easy to help the people around you. And once you start doing that, it's easier to understand how we can effect change.”

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

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

Homeless during a pandemic

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

Video
Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski

Plus: Jeremiah Meece of The-Drum teases an imminent album of spooky electro, and Flossmoor’s newest record store throws a release party with Black Pegasus.

Are tiny houses a solution to homelessness in Chicago?

The push for a small answer to a massive problem

Chicago police commonly confiscate and throw away the tents of the homeless

CPD’s policy seems more concerned with optics than with law and order.

Project Fierce sets out to open a shelter for LGBTQ youth

A local nonprofit hopes to open a shelter on either the south or west side of Chicago.

Why you should read "Invisible Child"

The New York Times series on a homeless child is a damning indictment of our nation's shameful inequality.

A poem written by a teenager to the mother she never knew

"My World Inside the Womb," a poem by 18-year-old Isis Cook

Pariahs amid the rainbow

Young, queer, and homeless in Boystown

The 1995 Reader Story That Just Got a Sun-Times Reporter Handcuffed

A 1995 Reader story sparks a protest at Stroger Hospital; Sun-Times reporter cuffed.

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A string of fires and stabbings have many advocates worried, and challenges in reporting and investigating these crimes leave little hope for justice.

“When you look around your community, it's easy to help the people around you. And once you start doing that, it's easier to understand how we can effect change.”

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

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

Plus: Jeremiah Meece of The-Drum teases an imminent album of spooky electro, and Flossmoor’s newest record store throws a release party with Black Pegasus.

The push for a small answer to a massive problem

CPD’s policy seems more concerned with optics than with law and order.

A local nonprofit hopes to open a shelter on either the south or west side of Chicago.

The New York Times series on a homeless child is a damning indictment of our nation's shameful inequality.

"My World Inside the Womb," a poem by 18-year-old Isis Cook

Young, queer, and homeless in Boystown

A 1995 Reader story sparks a protest at Stroger Hospital; Sun-Times reporter cuffed.

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