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  • IL city greenlights $2.5M tiny home project for homeless amid national concerns

    06/15/2025 12:11:07 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 49 replies
    Thecentersquare ^ | 06/13/2025 | Catrina Barker
    The Center Square) – A nonprofit is in line to get McClean County tax dollars and private donations to build 50 cabin tiny homes for homeless individuals. Critics say similar projects haven't resulted in a decline in homelessness. At a recent City Council meeting, Bloomington city council member Sheila Montney pointed to data from Denver and Seattle, cities that have implemented similar low-barrier housing models. “The outcomes from Denver are significantly concerning to me,” she said, noting that 19 residents of micro-communities there had died, 258 returned to homelessness, 61 were jailed, and 105 had unknown outcomes, statistics she described...