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Chicagoans calling on the City to take immediate measures to protect unsheltered individuals from life-threatening weather conditions.
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Hi! Respectfully this is incorrect, or at least, stretches the definition of “cooling center” beyond the breaking point bsky.app/profile/ewpc...
June 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hi! Respectfully this is incorrect, or at least, stretches the definition of “cooling center” beyond the breaking point bsky.app/profile/ewpc...
If we do not do a better job planning for predictable weather events that put people in danger, we will not live up to these aspirations and lives will continue to be lost needlessly.
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If we do not do a better job planning for predictable weather events that put people in danger, we will not live up to these aspirations and lives will continue to be lost needlessly.
On top of that, the Cook County Medical examiner reports that at least nine people have died due to cold exposure this winter…
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
On top of that, the Cook County Medical examiner reports that at least nine people have died due to cold exposure this winter…
The Continuum of Care, led by All Chicago has urged government leaders to reject punitive approaches to homelessness. It is not a crime to have nowhere safe to live. allchicago.org/wp-content/u...
allchicago.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Continuum of Care, led by All Chicago has urged government leaders to reject punitive approaches to homelessness. It is not a crime to have nowhere safe to live. allchicago.org/wp-content/u...
…one of the people left with no shelter ended up arrested, with an observer calling the yurt removal “one of the most inhumane things I’ve ever seen” blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/21/c...
City Destroys Yurts, Arrests Tent Resident In Gompers Park — Weeks Before Housing Help Set To Arrive
One encampment resident cried while her yurt was reduced to a pile, saying, "I don't know why they would do that. We're homeless, we don't have anywhere to go." The city said the yurts were illegal st...
blockclubchicago.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
…one of the people left with no shelter ended up arrested, with an observer calling the yurt removal “one of the most inhumane things I’ve ever seen” blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/21/c...
…the lack of coordination was a missed opportunity to engage homeless support services personnel to support the people living out in the cold to find suitable shelter in a City that does not have enough…
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
…the lack of coordination was a missed opportunity to engage homeless support services personnel to support the people living out in the cold to find suitable shelter in a City that does not have enough…
As the Polar Vortex moved into its third day, the Chicago Park District made a decision independent of standing policy and its sister agencies’ practices to remove yurts on another of the coldest days of the year…
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As the Polar Vortex moved into its third day, the Chicago Park District made a decision independent of standing policy and its sister agencies’ practices to remove yurts on another of the coldest days of the year…
…but in a disappointing echo of last year’s heat wave, the City closed nearly all of its warming centers on President’s Day last week, one of the coldest days of the year: blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/16/w...
Most Chicago Warming Centers Closed For President's Day Despite Dangerous Cold. Here's What's Open
Most city buildings that act as warming centers will be closed Monday, when it could feel like negative 14 degrees. But there are still ways to find shelter.
blockclubchicago.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
…but in a disappointing echo of last year’s heat wave, the City closed nearly all of its warming centers on President’s Day last week, one of the coldest days of the year: blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/16/w...
…the hearing happened and laid some groundwork for changes in policy and implementation vimeo.com/showcase/892...
2024 Oct 1 - Committee on Public Safety
This is "2024 Oct 1 - Committee on Public Safety" by COC on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
…the hearing happened and laid some groundwork for changes in policy and implementation vimeo.com/showcase/892...
…the lacking response led to the call for a hearing on the matter for the purpose of improving city services in dangerous conditions: chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2024...
Mayor Johnson's response to heat wave sparks call for public hearing
On the fourth day of the heat wave last week, city officials closed cooling centers and libraries where those without air conditioning had sought relief.
chicago.suntimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
…the lacking response led to the call for a hearing on the matter for the purpose of improving city services in dangerous conditions: chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2024...
…the Alders noted that the City’s response to last summer’s heat wave was marked by confusion and a lack of coordination: 40thward.org/2024/09/lett...
Letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson on the City of Chicago's Extreme Weather Response Plan - 40th Ward of Chicago
This week, 39 City Council Members, led by 40th Ward Alderperson Andre Vasquez, sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chief Homelessness Officer Sendy Soto calling for immediate action to address...
40thward.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
…the Alders noted that the City’s response to last summer’s heat wave was marked by confusion and a lack of coordination: 40thward.org/2024/09/lett...
Yep, directives.chicagopolice.org#directive/pu..., but they need serious work both in design and implementation.
directives.Chicago
February 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Yep, directives.chicagopolice.org#directive/pu..., but they need serious work both in design and implementation.