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SAHLINS

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A GIANT OF

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AMERICAN COMEDY AND

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THEATER.

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THE

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FORECLOSURE CRISIS HAS

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HIT

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CHICAGO HARD.

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ACCORDINGACCORDING TO RESEARCH TODAY

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60,000 OF CITY'S

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HOUSING UNITS

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HAVE

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ENTERED

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FORECLOSURE THE

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PAST FOUR YEARS

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ALONE.

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WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT

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REMAINS?

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THIS IS THE STORY OF A GROUP OF

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HOUSING ACTIVITIES WHO DECIDED

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TO TAKE THE

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FORECLOSURE CRISIS

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INTO THEIR OWN

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HANDS

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LITERALLY.

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FOR THEM THE SOARING

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NUMBER OF

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VACANT HOMES COULD HAVE

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A SILVER

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LINING,

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TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR

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CHICAGO'S

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HOMELESS.

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>>WITH CRISIS

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COMES

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OPPORTUNITY.

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THAT'S HOW ONE GROUP OF

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ACTIVITIES SEES THE

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HOUSING

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CRISIS WHICH HAS LEFT THE CITY

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WITH 62,000

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VACANT

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PROPERTIES,

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MANY ROTTING AND UNSAFE.

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THEY CALL

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THEMSELVES THE

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ANTI-EVICTION CAMPAIGN OR

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AEC.

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>>WE ARE TRYING TO

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CREATE A

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PEOPLE HOUSING

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AUTHORITY, NOT

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PUBLIC BUT PEOPLE.

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>>JR

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FLEMMING IS THE BRAINS

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BEHIND THE CAMPAIGN

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WHICH

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USES

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LEGAL AND NOT SO LEGAL TACTICS

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TO REHAB

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ABANDONED HOME ANDS

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MOVE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN.

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HE COFOUNDED

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AEC AFTER THE

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HOUSING BUBBLE

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BURST.

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SINCE 2009 IT HAS

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REHABBED MORE

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THAN 30 HOMES MOST ON

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THE SOUTH

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AND WEST SIDES.

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>>THE

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CITY APPROACH ARE

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SPENDING

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$30,000

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PER UNIT

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TO

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TEAR THEM DOWN

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IT'S

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ABSURD.

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>>MARTHA LIVES IN

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ONE OF THE

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SO-CALLED TAKEOVER HOMES.

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ITS A

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FORECLOSURE TECHNICALLY

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OWNED BY TO

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DEUTSCHEY BANK.

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>>IT'S CHEAPER TO

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FIX THE

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BUILDING THAN TO TEAR IT DOWN.

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IF YOU DON'T WANT

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THE GANG

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BANGERS IN TO MOVE A

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HOMELESS

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WOMEN WITH CHILDREN SHE'S GOING

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TO KEEP THEM OFF THE

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DOORSTEP

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BECAUSE

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SHE WANTS

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SOMEWHERE TO

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STAY.

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>>FOR ALL ITS

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FLAWS SHE

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SAID IT

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WAS HOME.

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>>TOW

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ME --

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TO

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ME IT WAS LIFE.

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>>AFTER THE

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DEMOLITION,

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B.I.G.S

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SPENT THE NEXT 15 YEARS

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HOMELESS

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LIVING MOSTLY IN HER

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MINIVAN

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WHILE HER FOUR KIDS STAYED

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WITH

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FAMILY UNTIL SHE STARTED A

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CONVERSATION WITH THE

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ANTI-EVICTION

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CAMPAIGN.

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>>I SAID YOU ARE

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Y'ALL NOT

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HELPING

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ANYBODY.

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THEY SAID YOU WANT HELP?

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I SAID YEAH I WANT

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HELP.

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>>I SAID WE H

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AVE SOMETHING FOR

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YOU TO DO

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RIGHT

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NOW.

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THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO COME TO

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YOU YOUR

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HOUSE.

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THEY SAID REALLY, COME OVER HERE

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THEN.

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THEY TOOK ME IN AND SHOWED

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ME

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THE THINGS I COULD BE DOING TO

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HELP THE COMMUNITY.

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>>NOW B.I.G.S WORKS

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FOR A

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DBIGGS WORKS FOR

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AEC

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REHABBING

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VACANT

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HOUSES, A SKILL SHE

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PICKED UP IN.

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>>IN THE PROJECTS YOU HAVE TO

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WAIT FOREVER TO COME

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AND FIX

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SOMETHING IN YOUR HOME.

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YOU GET TIRED

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OF WAITING

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SO

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BASICALLY YOU TRY TO FIX IT

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YOUR

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IS.

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EITHER YOU MESS IT UP WORSE

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OR

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YOU FIX IT.

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>>ERIC RAY LIVES DOWN

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THE

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STREET FROM THE HOME

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BIGGS

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SHARES WITH A FEW OTHERS.

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HE WELCOMED THE

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IDEA OF NEW

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NEIGHBORS IN

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THE

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LONG VACANT

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HOUSE.

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>>I FEEL LIKE DRUG USERS WOULD

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HAVE USED IT AS

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A TRAP

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HOUSE, TO

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STORE DRUGS, SELL DRUGS AND

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HAVE

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A WARM PLACE TO BE.

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>>FOR THE CAMPAIGN,

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BUILDING

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS KEY BEFORE

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TAKING OVER

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A

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FORECLOSURED HOME

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WORKERS CANVAS THE BLOCK

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AND

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ASKED NEIGHBORS IF THEY ARE

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COMFORTABLE WITH NEW

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NEIGHBORS

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MOVING IN EVEN THOUGH THEY WON'T

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PAY RENT OR A

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MORTGAGE.

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FOR RAY SAYING YES WAS A

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RISK

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WORK TAKING.

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>>EVERY TIME I LOOK

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OUT THE

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BIG

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PICTURE WINDOW, I

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SEE THEM

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CUTTING THE GRASS OR DOING

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SOMETHING TO HELP THE

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NEIGHBORHOOD.

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THEY HAVEN'T BEEN NO TROUBLE.

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>>DOWN THE STREET

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AEC IS

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TAKING

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OVER ANOTHER HOUSE.

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WHEN IT'S COMPLETE THEY HOPE TO

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MOVE IN A

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HOMELESS MOTHER AND

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HER KIDS.

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TO ENSURE STABILITY THE

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NEW

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RESIDENTS SIGN SOMETHING CALLED

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A GOOD NEIGHBOR

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CONTRACT, A

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PROMISE TO BE AN ASSET

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AND NOT A

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LIABILITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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>>BEDROOMS, THE

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WALLS, THE

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ELECTRICITY

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PART

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AND ON THE

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ROOFING ON THIS SIDE.

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WE TRASHED IT ON

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THIS TIED AS

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YOU CAN SEE IN

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THE

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BACK

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PORCH.

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>>ANTHONY HUNTER

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IS ONE OF A

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LEGION OF VOLUNTEERS

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WHO KEEP IT

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RUNNING.

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THEY LARGELY RELY ON

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VOLUNTEER

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HELP.

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FOR HUNTER THE REHAB IS

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A

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DISTRACTION THAT IS HELPING HIM

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HEAL.

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HE WAS SHOT ON

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75th STREET

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A

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FEW WEEKS AGO TRYING TO MEDIATE

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A CONFLICT.

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IS THIS

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WORK LEGAL?

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THE ANSWER YES AND NO.

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THE CAMPAIGN HAS AN

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INTERESTING,

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SOMETIMES FRIENDLY, SOMETIMES

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ANTAGONISTIC

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RELATIONSHIP WITH

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BANKS WHO

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TECHNICALLY OWN THE

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HOUSES THEY ARE TAKING

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OVER.

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WE NEGOTIATE WITH THE BANKS

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SAYING

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MAN,

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LOOK WE'VE

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FIXED

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IT

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ALL ALL WE ASKING FOR IS

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THIS

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LADY DON'T HAVE TO SLEEP

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IN HER

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CAR OR BE

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HOMELESS.

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AND NINE TIMES OUTS OF TEN

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THEY

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AGREE.

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AND THEY SAY WELL AS LONG AS YOU

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DON'T MESS THE PROPERTY

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UP

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BUT

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NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN IT'S

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MESSED UP

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BECAUSE YOU LEFT ATE

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BANDONNED

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FOR YEARS.

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>>RESEARCH

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SHOWS MANY OF

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AMERICA'S BANKS HAVE FAILED

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THE

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MARKET

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TO MAINTAIN THE

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HOMES.

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INSTEAD

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THEY BECAME HAVENS FOR

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CRIME, DRUG

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TRAFFICKING AND

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SOMETIMES SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

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>>IT'S LIKE BEING

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A

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DEADBEAT

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DAD OR

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NEGLIGENT

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PARTNER.

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THEY ARE KNOT

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NOT -- THEY ARE

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NOT HOLDING UP THEIR CONTRACT

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AND SOME CASES WE

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FOREWARN THEM

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AND SOME CASES WE

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DON'T.

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>>THE WAY HE SEES

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IT HOMELESS

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PEOPLE ARE KEEPING IT UP IN

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EXCHANGE FOR TEMPORARY

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SHELTER.

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>>A

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HOMELESS WOMAN WITH NOTHING

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TO DO CAN CUT YOUR GRASS AND

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KEEP THE FRONT OF

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YOUR HOUSE

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LOOKING GOOD AND YOU SITTING IN

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THE BANK, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN

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DO THAT.

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>>AT THE VERY LEAST, THE

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CAMPAIGN TELLS THE RESIDENTS

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TO

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KEEP RECEIPTS FOR ALL THE WORK

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THEY PUT INTO THE HOMES.

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IF THE BANKS KICK

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THEM

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OUT, AT

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LEAST THEY CAN

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PETITION TO

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GET

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REIMBURSED.

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>>BEFORE WE MOVE IN

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ANYBODY WE

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TELL THEM THE RISKS OF

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MOVING

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IN.

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THEY KNOW IT'S

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TEMPORARY.

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IT'S NOT PERMANENT BUT THEY ARE

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THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE

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CONTROL OF THE SITUATION WHEN IT

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GETS REAL, REAL BAD.

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>>TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE

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ANT-EVICTION CAMPAIGN

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AND

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AMERICA'S FORECLOSURE CRISIS

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