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Saturday, April 20
Not to our homeless people, anyway. The National Coalition for the Homeless ranked Chicago 12th in its "Top 20 Meanest Cities" list, citing our rule against panhandling within 10 feet of an ATM. The list is part of a much larger report on the criminalization of homelessness.