Neighbors complain of vagrancy, harassment at intersection in Chicago's South Loop
CHICAGO -- Neighbors in the South Loop recently reached out to CBS News Chicago—saying the loitering and soliciting have gotten so bad, they do not feel safe even going to the grocery store. The fear and aggressive begging in the area of Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road has led to regular police calls to the Central District about harassment. It has also reached the point where some people are even moving out of the area.
'As a single woman, that entire block feels unsafe to me even in the daytime.' Another Facebook comment complained of: 'litter, drugs sold and bought, loitering at Roosevelt and State Line,' adding, 'It was not this way when I moved into South Loop.' Back in May, a veteran was brutally attacked outside the Jewel-Osco store at the same intersection.
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