Chicago homeless threaten to sue over Uptown bridge repairs

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News

(CHICAGO)  Some advocates for the homeless in Chicago are not happy about a city plan to repair Lake Shore Drive bridges.    The Emanuel administration wants to repair the bridges and Wilson and Lawrence and that will require the removal of the many homeless people who live underneath those bridges.

Homeless advocates also says city plans for bike paths on the Wilson and Lawrence sidewalks would permanently drive them out.   The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless tells the Chicago Tribune it may sue the city.

In response, the city says it has worked with homeless groups to try and locate permanent housing.

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