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Politicians often link crime and homelessness. The reality is more complex

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Lillian Risser, left, and Sophia Loveland, right, approach an encampment in Humboldt Park on Sept. 23 in Chicago. Risser and Loveland are outreach workers for Thresholds, a mental health care provider in Illinois that works to move people out of encampments into more permanent housing.
Lillian Risser, left, and Sophia Loveland, right, approach an encampment in Humboldt Park on Sept. 23 in Chicago. Risser and Loveland are outreach workers for Thresholds, a mental health care provider in Illinois that works to move people out of encampments into more permanent housing.

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