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The suburban unhoused dilemma : a story of one community's collaboration with public works / Joel Koenig, Rob Sproule, and Vanessa Matheny.

Suburban communities are increasingly facing the same challenges as urban areas, including homelessness, but with fewer resources and less public visibility. This article spotlights the village of Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Oak Park has seen encampments emerge and has had to confront the realities of supporting unhoused individuals.
Koenig, Joel
Sproule, Rob; Matheny, Vanessa
HOMELESSNESS
Article
2025
In APWA Reporter. -- Vol. 92 - no. 8 (August 2025).
Public
08/11/2025