I made my rounds through the Loop last night looking for any street people that could use a sheet of plastic. I brought a dozen sheets of 9′ X 12′ plastic for folks to use in building temporary shelters. Sparks…
Category: Homelessness
Word From The Street: Cold Temperatures Rock Chicago
Cold temperatures rock Chicago’s homeless population, as O’Hare International Airport clocked in at minus 3 degrees early Thursday morning. I headed down to Lower Wacker loaded with some awesome baked goods and sandwiches that were donated for me to pass…
Teddy – Like a Rolling Stone
“This, is my living room. I live in the Loop – on the concrete.” -Teddy I’m looking through shots of Teddy that I took the other day. I was just thinking, it was about one year ago when I first…
Dumpster Lunch With A Large Iced Coffee: Life On The Streets of Chicago
While I was on my way to the LaSalle Metra Station to catch the 407 express back to my little homogenized suburban village, I happened to notice Phil on his way to get some lunch. Phil has a route through the…
Teddy: Adams Street Cowboy, Chicago, 2013
In 1969 Teddy was a top boxer at the Better Boys Foundation over on 15th and Pulaski. Teddy has lived on the streets or in jail since 1978. Hey Teddy, how did you get that scar on your face? “Well,…