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It could be a long winter for the homeless in the Windy City following the layoffs of 24 bus drivers who took street people to emergency shelters during overnight hours.
But a city bureaucrats offer of a possible alternative was perhaps colder than the bitter nights that lie ahead for the citys homeless.
Public transportation, cabs, Evelyn Diaz, head of the citys Department of Family and Support Services, told a reporter who asked about possible fallback options, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.
When the reporter pointed out that homeless people generally cant splurge for taxi rides, Diaz ignored the scribe, the paper reported.
The layoffs went into effect this summer. The paper reported that the moves followed a $2.4 million cut in state funding to the city that forced Mayor Rahm Emanuel to cut expenses.
Read more: Chicago official: Homeless should take cabs to get to shelter - NY Daily News
But a city bureaucrats offer of a possible alternative was perhaps colder than the bitter nights that lie ahead for the citys homeless.
Public transportation, cabs, Evelyn Diaz, head of the citys Department of Family and Support Services, told a reporter who asked about possible fallback options, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.
When the reporter pointed out that homeless people generally cant splurge for taxi rides, Diaz ignored the scribe, the paper reported.
The layoffs went into effect this summer. The paper reported that the moves followed a $2.4 million cut in state funding to the city that forced Mayor Rahm Emanuel to cut expenses.
Read more: Chicago official: Homeless should take cabs to get to shelter - NY Daily News