How Dangerous Winter Weather Brought Out the Best in People During the Polar Vortex of 2019

South Loop

midwest polar vortex
IMAGE BY: Flickr/Ken Lund

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In Chicago, one of the cities hit hardest by the polar vortex, the South Loop neighborhood is home to dozens of homeless citizens. Near the Dan Ryan Expressway, one homeless encampment had been utilizing upwards of 200 portable propane tanks to generate heat.

 

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