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A cyclist rides past a homeless encampment on Wilson Avenue on Sept. 18, 2017, in the Uptown neighborhood.

City ousts relocated tent city; advocates withdraw bid to stop Uptown viaduct construction

May 22, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

The city of Chicago cleared out what was left of the former homeless encampments under Lake Shore Drive in Uptown on Monday morning and required residents to leave a nearby...

Construction can proceed that will displace homeless in Uptown tent city, judge rules

May 22, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

The city of Chicago may move forward with a construction project Monday that will displace dozens of homeless people living in tents under crumbling viaducts in the Uptown neighborhood, a...

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