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With nowhere else to turn, she ended up in the hands of a man who tried to kill her

March 9, 2012 | No comments yet

A bloody mouth, black and blue legs, a sharp shiny knife — images from a night 20-year-old Nicole Stewart will never forget. When her boyfriend drank around her for the first time, she said the man she considered respectful and affectionate quickly transformed into a crazed animal. Not only did his alcohol-infused rampage include multiple… Read More »

Frederick Springer has been living on the streets of Chicago since November. (Matt Michaels/MEDILL)

Logjam in homeless shelters creating citywide problem

March 8, 2012 | 6 Comments

Dozing off on the El might not seem like a dangerous idea. But for 43-year-old Frederick Springer, the decision to grab some shut-eye on CTA’s Blue Line almost cost him his life. “I was sleeping good and the next thing I know, I feel something around my neck squeezing tighter and tighter,” Springer said. “When… Read More »