As a bitter cold settled in across the city Friday, volunteers handed out blankets, hand warmers, hot food and other necessities to people staying in winterized tents at a city homeless encampment.
A pedestrian crosses Randolph Street near Millennium Park as steam rises in the arctic cold on Dec. 23, 2022.
Eduardo Aguilar, left, and Morgan McLuckie hand out blankets to homeless people, many who are using winterized tents provided by homeless advocate Andy Robledo, at Clinton and Lake streets on Dec. 23, 2022. , and Indiana State Police responded to so many accidents on I-94 that police were concerned the delays would leave motorists stranded in arctic temperatures.As possible blizzardlike conditions barrel toward Chicago, advocates for homeless work to provide shelter, save livesPipes froze across Chicago, plumbers said, and hundreds of flights were canceled at O’Hare International Airport and Midway. Rail services saw delays across the board.
“These are the hazardous conditions that the city create by not getting people housed, creating a situation that’s hazardous for people experiencing street homelessness because they have to subject themselves to these cold temperatures, but also they’re resorting to whatever they have to do to stay warm,” Robledo said.
“She’s gonna be 5 in January,” Lyon said. “But she’s happy. She’s healthy. And that’s all that matters.”Schenkelberg said the city’s overnight shelters do not have the capacity on any given night to shelter every unhoused person, even if everyone on the street wanted to use a bed. Ed Stellon, executive director of the Heartland Alliance, said people on the streets may decide not to seek shelter in warming centers due to concerns about leaving their belongings and community behind.
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