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Chicago Housing 

For a Bright Orange Tent: How one practical survival item caused the rise and fall of Chicago’s Tent City

December 7, 2017October 23, 2019 marthabayne Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, chicago homelessness, Cornerstone Community Center, James Cappleman, ONE Northside, Uptown Tent City

Residents of Uptown Tent City had two things that made them different from the city’s larger homeless population: They had bright orange tents, and they knew their rights. Those two things became their undoing.

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The Voices of Uptown Tent City

November 2, 2017October 23, 2019 marthabayne chicago homelessness, homelessness, tent city, Uptown

Uptown Tent City residents are having a hard time after losing their homes under Lake Shore Drive viaducts on the North Side of Chicago due to a six-month construction project for bridge repairs.

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