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How Chicago counts the homeless

How Chicago counts the homeless

I thought I knew Lower Wacker. That was before I met Selena Ruiz.

Back when I worked as a bicytaxi driver, I would end each night by locking  up my cab at the storage station underneath Wacker and Columbus, right  by a large group of homeless people. But Ruiz, who works for Homeless Outreach and Prevention, a city agency, goes deep into Lower Wacker almost every night.

For the full story, Read more at the Chicago Reporter: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-muckrakers/2011/02/counting-the-homeless.html#ixzz1EzdoyG4y