Chicago aldermen camps out in tent along infamously violent Englewood block
CHICAGO -- Chicago Ald. David Moore is putting his safety on the line to help people in his neighborhood stay safe—vowing to camp out overnight in a tent on a notoriously dangerous street.The temperature hit a record 97 degrees in Chicago on Monday—and since he set up his tent this past weekend, Moore has already had to dodge some gunfire.Nonetheless, the constant gunfire and open drug sales have prompted Moore to take such drastic measures.
I get calls—'What the hell are you going to do, alderman? We are tired,'' said Moore. 'I've tried everything else. I don't know what else to do.'In fact, Moore started the sleep-out over the weekend on the first night, and a volley of gunfire rang out while he was streaming live on Facebook.'So shots were just fired on the block. Threats were made to us,' Moore said in the Facebook Live video. 'No one was hit.
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