To Solve Chicago’s Homelessness Crisis, Advocates Say We Can’t Look Away After The Cold Ends

Chicago opens six warming centers to help residents cope with dangerously cold temperatures. But advocates are pushing the city to do more.

By Stephanie Kim

To Solve Chicago’s Homelessness Crisis, Advocates Say We Can’t Look Away After The Cold Ends

Chicago opens six warming centers to help residents cope with dangerously cold temperatures. But advocates are pushing the city to do more.

By Stephanie Kim
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Chicago’s deep freeze is expected to stick around for a while and could be the longest cold snap in February in 60 years. The leaves many homeless Chicagoans vulnerable to the bitter cold amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reset checks in with local organizations working toward long-term solutions to homelessness in the city and around Illinois

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