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@katieprout.bsky.social wrote this vitally important piece this week about ICE attacks on the unhoused in Chicago for @chicagoreader.com.
new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz."
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared - Chicago Reader
The Latino Union of Chicago, via its Adopt a Corner initiative, organizes patrols to watch for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents at intersections and landmarks wh...
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@katieprout.bsky.social wrote this vitally important piece this week about ICE attacks on the unhoused in Chicago for @chicagoreader.com.
PETITION: Calling for a far Northwest Side Emergency Shelter for single adults. Why? Because we don't have one and local unsheltered people want to stay connected to their community and support systems. Please SIGN and SHARE: chng.it/s7NQ2CZcZf
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Support Building an Emergency Shelter on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago
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September 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
PETITION: Calling for a far Northwest Side Emergency Shelter for single adults. Why? Because we don't have one and local unsheltered people want to stay connected to their community and support systems. Please SIGN and SHARE: chng.it/s7NQ2CZcZf
Am very sorry to learn Steve was tackled and detained for doing his job. These actions are an attempt to punish free speech and dissent, which is fundamentally at odds with the role of a free and independent press in a democracy.
Steve is fine/uninjured. Some neck pain from being tackled.
His biggest concern while in custody was what was happening to people outside the facility since he couldn't hear any of the munitions from inside.
In typical Steve fashion, he also made a number of new friends while detained.
His biggest concern while in custody was what was happening to people outside the facility since he couldn't hear any of the munitions from inside.
In typical Steve fashion, he also made a number of new friends while detained.
UPDATE: At 1:27 a.m. on Sept. 28, Unraveled Press reports that co-founder Steve Held has been released.
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September 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Am very sorry to learn Steve was tackled and detained for doing his job. These actions are an attempt to punish free speech and dissent, which is fundamentally at odds with the role of a free and independent press in a democracy.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition calling for an Emergency Homeless Shelter on the far Northwest Side. chng.it/Z6gRrFsvnQ
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Support Building an Emergency Shelter on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago
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September 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition calling for an Emergency Homeless Shelter on the far Northwest Side. chng.it/Z6gRrFsvnQ
Far NWS Cooling Sites Notes from the Weekend.
Good News:
Olympia Park - Brand NEW central air conditioning installed last week! BUT, the field house doors & bathroom are NOT accessible for people who live w/ mobility disabilities. Water fountain is old and leaking. Tried to use it and - yuk.
Good News:
Olympia Park - Brand NEW central air conditioning installed last week! BUT, the field house doors & bathroom are NOT accessible for people who live w/ mobility disabilities. Water fountain is old and leaking. Tried to use it and - yuk.
June 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Far NWS Cooling Sites Notes from the Weekend.
Good News:
Olympia Park - Brand NEW central air conditioning installed last week! BUT, the field house doors & bathroom are NOT accessible for people who live w/ mobility disabilities. Water fountain is old and leaking. Tried to use it and - yuk.
Good News:
Olympia Park - Brand NEW central air conditioning installed last week! BUT, the field house doors & bathroom are NOT accessible for people who live w/ mobility disabilities. Water fountain is old and leaking. Tried to use it and - yuk.
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Part of the reason that 40 Alders called for a real extreme weather plan last year is that the 250 is mostly for show. Read OEMC’s map closely and you’ll find that tomorrow morning only 40 city buildings relabeled as “cooling centers” will be open, most of which are police station lobbies.
As the heat dome envelops the Midwest, local officials will open cooling centers for relief.
Chicago will open more than 250 cooling centers on Saturday through Tuesday. Here's where to find one:
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Chicago will open more than 250 cooling centers on Saturday through Tuesday. Here's where to find one:
to.wttw.com/4ncKDmG
Chicago, Cook County Open Cooling Centers Amid Extreme Heat Warnings
An extreme heat warning has been issued for Cook County from Saturday through Monday. Afternoon temperatures are predicted to be in the 90s. Coupled with high humidity, heat indices could reach 100-10...
to.wttw.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Part of the reason that 40 Alders called for a real extreme weather plan last year is that the 250 is mostly for show. Read OEMC’s map closely and you’ll find that tomorrow morning only 40 city buildings relabeled as “cooling centers” will be open, most of which are police station lobbies.
Good idea!
A vacancy tax on landlords could help fill the city’s affordable housing gap, University of Chicago students say. blockclubchi.co/3GXtKvL
May 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Good idea!
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Even as we celebrate the arrival of spring, we must mourn the preventable cost of the winter. According to Cook County, 12 people died of accidental cold exposure this winter, with another 25 having died where the cold was implicated as secondary cause. As Loren Taylor writes, we can do better.
March 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Even as we celebrate the arrival of spring, we must mourn the preventable cost of the winter. According to Cook County, 12 people died of accidental cold exposure this winter, with another 25 having died where the cold was implicated as secondary cause. As Loren Taylor writes, we can do better.
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t.co
February 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Am working with a 78 y/o unsheltered woman who uses a walker. She and her carer, also homeless, have been waiting and living on cold Chicago streets for months to be sheltered together. For some reason, they can't be sheltered together in Chicago. www.wane.com/top-stories/...
81-year-old man struggling with homelessness rescued from cold, placed into apartment within days
Budd was found on the street as temps were about to dip below zero.
www.wane.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Am working with a 78 y/o unsheltered woman who uses a walker. She and her carer, also homeless, have been waiting and living on cold Chicago streets for months to be sheltered together. For some reason, they can't be sheltered together in Chicago. www.wane.com/top-stories/...
Am thinking of all the unsheltered people I have known and met who could be alive today if we had an Overdose Prevention Site in the area. I'm also thinking of a couple of people who have been successful in managing their recovery from SUD and need HOUSING to get back up on their feet.
A state board Thursday approved up to $18 million in funding for controversial “overdose prevention sites” that would allow people to use drugs in a public space where clinicians could make sure they’re safe.
Controversial 'overdose prevention sites' get $18 million in Illinois funding
The sites, where people could safely use drugs in a public space, might require accompanying legislation to keep users and clinicians from getting arrested under existing state drug laws.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Am thinking of all the unsheltered people I have known and met who could be alive today if we had an Overdose Prevention Site in the area. I'm also thinking of a couple of people who have been successful in managing their recovery from SUD and need HOUSING to get back up on their feet.
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The city has agreed to find housing for the Gompers Park tent encampment — but some fear leaving the NW Side. https://buff.ly/4aBDare
January 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The city has agreed to find housing for the Gompers Park tent encampment — but some fear leaving the NW Side. https://buff.ly/4aBDare
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Oak Park Community!
January 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Oak Park Community!
Check Out the Entire Post to Learn More about Chicago's Extreme Weather Plan (and its shortfalls)
Over at Extreme Weather Planners Chicago, we do our best to track what warming spaces will actually be available to Chicagoans during cold snaps, like the one coming in the next few days.
January 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Check Out the Entire Post to Learn More about Chicago's Extreme Weather Plan (and its shortfalls)
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Check out our press release from this morning. Chicagoans need action now!
January 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Check out our press release from this morning. Chicagoans need action now!
Come and learn about the Chicago Rents Program!
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Come and learn about the Chicago Rents Program!
Today, 39th Ward Neighbors United came out to support Gompers Park encampment residents thru freezing weather. Because we lack warming buses & 24/7 warming centers they distributed 24hr bus cards for folks to stay warm. Check out the resident Gompers Park pond heron.
December 2, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Today, 39th Ward Neighbors United came out to support Gompers Park encampment residents thru freezing weather. Because we lack warming buses & 24/7 warming centers they distributed 24hr bus cards for folks to stay warm. Check out the resident Gompers Park pond heron.
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Warming Buses for Homeless Neighbors on the Northwest Side of Chicago
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November 25, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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Warming Buses for Homeless Neighbors on the Northwest Side of Chicago
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November 18, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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Please read and sign a petition asking for warming buses on the NWS of Chicago this Winter for unsheltered neighbors.
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Warming Buses for Homeless Neighbors on the Northwest Side of Chicago
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November 15, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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Please read and sign a petition asking for warming buses on the NWS of Chicago this Winter for unsheltered neighbors.
SHARE too!
Thank you
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