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Advocates Urge Changes to Chicago’s Homelessness Policies

This month’s deep freeze has left the city’s homeless residents in deadly peril.

Aired 02/20/2021 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices

Advocates Urge Changes to Chicago’s Homelessness Policies

Clip: 2/20/2021 | 6m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

This month’s deep freeze has left the city’s homeless residents in deadly peril.

Recent subzero temperatures and heavy snowfall have endangered the lives of people who are already incredibly vulnerable — the more than 5,000 Chicagoans estimated to be living on the streets or in shelters. What some advocates believe Chicago should be doing to protect the unhoused.

Aired 02/20/2021 | Rating NR

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