Chicago Sun-Times 8/10/07
The downtown count was released on the same day Mayor Daley claimed homelessness across the city was down 12 percent -- from 6,715 in January 2005 to 5,922 at the same time this year -- marking progress in his 10-year Plan to End Homelessness.So, apparently someone in Chicago thinks that there are just about as many homeless downtown as there were students in an average sized elementary school class. Maybe they did go downtown and count people but to say that there are only 25 people sleeping on the streets of Chicago in the middle of the summer completely trivializes the issue! 1) What about all of the people in shelters? Aren't they homeless too? Even if there really are only 25 people on the streets why not throw out the number of people in shelters for comparison? and 2) Are you sure you looked everywhere? Did you check under the couch and behind the fridge?
For more of this crazy statistic:
City Census: 24 Homeless People Live in Downtown Chicago
WQAD 8/10/07
EDIT: Thank goodness someone came to there senses!
Count of 24 homeless was based on just 12-block area
Chicago Sun Times 8/16/07
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