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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Amy Colucio stands by her tent in Uptown on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Colucio and her sister have been living in a tent community since September 2024, after they were evicted from their apartment.

Chicago’s ‘One System Initiative’: A bold reform or a band-aid solution for unhoused communities?

Amy Colucio’s cat, Little Man, struts around the quiet tent community in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood next to the bustling Lakeshore Drive. But he never strays very far from his owner as the frigid...

A worker holds up a personal hygiene kit, which contains of pre-packaged single-use items, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at the Lincoln Park Community Services shelter. Illinois will soon ban single-use plastic bottles from being distributed inside hotel rooms, in an attempt to curb plastic waste.

Plastic bottles out, hygiene concerns bubble up

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor / September 30, 2024

Plastic is everywhere — even in hotel rooms. Since the 1970s, people have come to expect travel-sized toiletries during hotel stays, but starting in 2025, that will change. The Single-Use Plastic...

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