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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

News & Politics, News Apr 14, 2020
‘The city is dead, are we next?’

What staying at home means for people who stay on the streets.
- By Lloyd DeGrane
- Tags: News, Homeless, Coronavirus, COVID-19, photos, streets, shelter, housing

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Apr 17, 2019
A chronic problem

You can’t spell “contact high” without the CTA.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: On Transportation, cannabis, cigarette, CTA, homeless, Marijuana, train, Transportation, Weed

Music, Music Feature Feb 28, 2019
Video
Marcus Mixx has lost his home, but he still has house

While his early records fetch hundreds of dollars apiece from a cult of collectors, he just wants a space of his own to make his new tracks.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Marcus Mixx, Marcus Shannon, Liam Gallegos, Head Studios, Gitano Camero, L.I.A.M., house, house music, Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, Hot Mix 5, WBMX, I Wanna House!, Chicago Cultural Center, Harold Washington Library, Marcus Mixx on TV, Rockerd, Cheap, but Not Cheap Video, Wake Up! Music, Pepper Gomez, DJ International, Trax Records, Franciscan Outreach, Walls Memorial CME Church, homeless, homeless shelter, GoFundMe, “I Wanna House Now (or at Least a Room)”—No Furniture Needed Mixx, Under Dog, Missing Dog Records, Missing Records, Get Wet & Sweat Records, Volume 2, Ron Morelli, Long Island Electrical Systems, L.I.E.S., Missing Records Special Edition Volume 1, Kevin “Krazy K” Dobbins, Corey “Send” Shannon, Corey Shannon, Psychousic, Jamie Principle, Dixie Record Pressing, Importes Etc., Ray Barney, Dance Mania, Barney’s Records, Let’s Pet Puppies, Thomos Oakes, Morgan Park High School, Jay B. Ross, “Screamin’ Rachael” Cain, Larry Sherman, Pam Zekman, Farley Keith, Frankie Knuckles, Armando Gallop, AKA’s, Coconuts, Ron Hardy, Streetfire, Liquid Love (Chicago Mix), The Best of Ron Hardy, Liquid Love, CAN TV, The Chicago Underground Explosion, Boom TV, Lesley Johnson, Saber, Tits, Ass & Pussy, Victor Blood, Marcuss Mixxed Up Records, John J. Madden Mental Health Center, Pacific Garden Mission, Soundation, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Home Is Where the House Is, Joseph Bendavid, Skylax, Cable25, Trax TV, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2018
Sleep Out raises funds and awareness for homeless, trafficked, and at-risk youth

Participants spent the night outside, heard from youth about their experiences, and explored the idea of home.
- By Julia Hale
- Tags: Covenant House Illinois, homeless, homeless youth, Cisco Systems, Chicago Sleep Out, St. James Cathedral

Blogs, Bleader Jun 7, 2018
Fight for right to camp on city streets will continue despite legal setback, homeless advocates say

The city could face further lawsuits after a judge ruled that a homeless tent city in Uptown was not a protected protest.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Housing, Politics, News, homeless, homelessness, housing, Uptown, Uptown Tent City, Uptown Tent City Organizers, Andy Thayer, Alan Mills, Uptown People's Law Center, Bill McCaffrey, Judge Sidney Schenkier

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

Arts & Culture, Fiction Apr 6, 2017
Three selections from The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories

Three short stories from Syrian writer Osama Alomar's book The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories
- By Osama Alomar
- Tags: Fiction, Osama Alomar, fiction, Syria, C.J. Collins, arabic, dynamite, homeless, war

Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2016
Teachers' union is rethinking a spring strike, and other Chicago news

Also, construction on Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower will start this summer.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Vista Tower, Jeanne Gang, Airbnb, taxes, homeless, Dennis Hastert, Anthony Bourdain, Old Town Ale House, Valois Restaurant, CNN

Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2016
Bernie Sanders opens a campaign office in Chicago, the best and worst of the Wrigleyville McDonald’s, and other Chicago news

Also, David Axelrod recounts an interesting encounter with the late Antonin Scalia, and shots are fired at snowplow driver on the west side.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, winter weather, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, presidential race, the Loop, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, McDonald’s, Antonin Scalia, David Axelrod, Elena Kagan, Supreme Court, President Barack Obama, University of Chicago, Chicago Streets & Sanitation Department, snowplows, gun violence, West Garfield Park, Uptown, Phoenix, homeless

Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2012
Common to rock Metro for charity on Thursday

A small show from a big star for a good cause
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Do This, Music, Common, Common Sense Foundation, the Night Ministry, Chicago, Metro, homeless

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 Jul 15, 2011
Steve Kudelka, former homeless person: "There was always tons and tons of garbage. I was somewhere in the middle of that."

This week's Chicagoan: Steve Kudelka, former homeless person
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: You Are Here, Chicagoans, Steve Kudelka, homeless, homelessness, Chicagoans, Chicago River, Coca-Cola, Chicago Reed

Blogs, Bleader Aug 18, 2009
Lampo: Homeless Again
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Lampo, Andrew Fenchel, experimental music, sound art, Chicago, homeless, space, building

Blogs, Bleader Dec 10, 2008
Great moments in citizen advocacy

The CTA's humanist dilemma
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Cta, homeless, continuous riding

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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.

What staying at home means for people who stay on the streets.

You can’t spell “contact high” without the CTA.

While his early records fetch hundreds of dollars apiece from a cult of collectors, he just wants a space of his own to make his new tracks.

Participants spent the night outside, heard from youth about their experiences, and explored the idea of home.

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

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

Three short stories from Syrian writer Osama Alomar's book The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories

Also, construction on Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower will start this summer.

Also, David Axelrod recounts an interesting encounter with the late Antonin Scalia, and shots are fired at snowplow driver on the west side.

A small show from a big star for a good cause

Young, queer, and homeless in Boystown

This week's Chicagoan: Steve Kudelka, former homeless person

The CTA's humanist dilemma

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