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 | 7 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 »