People are most certainly living in tents in the wooded area behind the Super 8 and where the Citgo gas station used to be. It isnt the churches responsibility to go out and check on them or give them a place to stay. I'm sure that the churches have actually financially helped them some. The people that are back there probably already got help from the churches to stay somewhere or to pay on rent. The police or mental health should be checking on these people and helping find them options like the Salvation Army in Kankakee or some othwr shelter. I dont have the exact answer for this issue but I do know it is happening. 😥 Sad.
I'm not sure what the churches are doing, but I have not seen or heard of anyone living in tents.
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