Tents still in place at Gompers Park weeks after moving event began

Tents still in place at Gompers Park weeks after moving event began

CHICAGO (WGN) — Six weeks after the start of what the City of Chicago dubbed an “Accelerated Moving Event” – tents at a Northwest Side park remain in place and others have even been set up.  WGN Investigates visited Gompers Park on Wednesday and found more than two dozen tents still in place, even as the city began the work to clear the park.  City agencies descended on Gompers on March 5th, offering services and housing – an approach the city’s…

Despite city outreach, homeless encampment shows no sign of shrinking at Northwest Side park

A cluster of more than 20 tents stood at the Gompers Park homeless camp on the Northwest Side Wednesday, a sign that little progress has been made sheltering occupants despite city claims last month that many people were being placed in housing.Last fall, there were only slightly more tents in the park. It appears that as some people moved out, other moved into Gompers, which has been a symbol of the homelessness challenge in Chicago. Those stay…

Kitchener encampment needs to be cleared by Dec. 1 ahead of transit hub construction: region

Region of Waterloo councillors will debate a new bylaw that would seek to remove people living in an encampment at 100 Victoria St. N. in Kitchener, Ont., by Dec. 1. The region says it needs the property for transit hub construction. Regional staff say they'll work with people to find new housing.

San Jose approves plan to revamp Columbus Park, sweep homeless encampments

With a vote Tuesday night, the San Jose City Council approved the overhaul of Columbus Park, which has been the city's largest homeless encampment.

Revitalization of Columbus Park will lead to clearing out San Jose’s largest encampment

San Jose's approval of a plan to revitalize Columbus Park, which will result in the abatement of the city's largest encampment, had led to concerns that unhoused residents will not have a place to go

San Jose Columbus Park revitalization plan would shut down unhoused encampment

Plans are in the work to shut down San Jose’s largest unhoused encampment and revitalize the park it currently sits on. Construction to revitalize Columbus Park could begin early next year, which would leave the unhoused who have lived there for years wondering where they will live. The park currently has rows and rows of unsheltered residents camping in RVs and other vehicles. The mayor wants to close the streets in the area, shut down the enca…