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The Chicago Park District dismantled a homeless encampment in Legion Park, citing unsafe structures and repeated fires. The Chicago Fire Department responded to five fires at the site this year, and ...

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The Chicago Park District dismantled a homeless encampment at a park on the city's Northwest Side Tuesday. Tensions were high at Legion Park as officials tore down almost all of the structures.

CHICAGO — Homeless people who have been living in one of Chicago's largest and most visible encampments will be relocated to a shelter by next week so the area will be emptied before the Democratic ...