Chicago’s Homeless Count Leaves Thousands In The Cold

Chicago’s Homeless Count Leaves Thousands In The Cold

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Julie Dworkin of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless says that because 3 out of 4 homeless people in the area are sleeping on the floors and couches of friends and family, they’re not counted in the city’s regular homeless census. And that leaves them out when it comes to the federal aid they desperately need.

Then Tribune business reporter Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz gives us an update on a court case that could decide the fate of Chicago’s food truck scene.