‘I had no choice’: For many homeless people, O’Hare has become a nighttime refuge – Chicago Tribune/MSN

“This is not a new situation at the airport. It’s one that many organizations and city departments have been aware of and have been devoting resources to for 30 plus years,” said Jessica Dubuar, director of health and specialty services of Haymarket Center. “As the years have gone on, we definitely see a pattern of the number of folks who are coming to the airport — I would even just call it a spike in the numbers of folks that we’re seeing at the airport when the weather turns cold.”