Vacant section of old Chicago housing project attracts trespassers, graffiti, crime

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4 ай бұрын

Complaints about the Lathrop Homes along the North Branch of the Chicago River ran the gamut -- but included selling narcotics, shots fired, and criminal trespassing. It all stemmed from the area that's supposed to be empty. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
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@Vrillon2025 4 ай бұрын

Its going to be for Migrants watch and see

@drquinnmedicinewoman7786 4 ай бұрын

good grief I hope not, those Mexicans are so loud all the time and I just can't with there vending practices, who the h. e. ll wants fruit and hotdogs served by them lol

@michaelbrinks8089 4 ай бұрын

Do you mean people who sneaked into the country illegally? Tyson foods laid everyone off & is rehiring illegals.

@trendzone3865 4 ай бұрын

The migrates will fix it up.

@733t0ne-yd6qf 4 ай бұрын

Lolololol

@michaelbrinks8089 4 ай бұрын

One big reason I'm voting for Trump is I'm so sick of MSM lying spewing propaganda & deleting my comments. MSM is now literally like how Russian TV news stations operated during communism ☭

@roberttaylor9628 4 ай бұрын

Revamp it for whom?

@morningbear3794 3 ай бұрын

for the new americans who are coming from south america to take our land

@user-li8yc9qh2r 3 ай бұрын

Not If i boot up@@morningbear3794

@jeffjay2323 2 ай бұрын

@@morningbear3794 bs. the other half of the complex is market rate housing

@devionsims7499 4 ай бұрын

But y’all couldn’t fix up the other projects on the low end smh

@randysmith1230 3 ай бұрын

Because my black people don't know how to act

@VapelifeX 3 ай бұрын

@@randysmith1230 that’s because someone brought into the propaganda against their own 👆🏾🤦🏾‍♂️

@OGimperial97 3 ай бұрын

They hate Black people.

@cowboydelnorte3078 3 ай бұрын

Plus it’s the tenants 🤷 our culture condones the murdering the robberies and the music we make. Our culture sucks.

@cowboydelnorte3078 3 ай бұрын

@@VapelifeX How’s that propaganda? And how is it against your own people? When it’s your own people killing you robbing you? You’re the one of most in our communities that support BLM and all that hypocritical crap smh humans

@johnaltobello5095 4 ай бұрын

Here comes crime..

@minoxidilbeardandhairprodu4598 4 ай бұрын

☀️

@maxt707 4 ай бұрын

Chiraq......

@thefucrew9865 4 ай бұрын

Crime was already happening. That's why they were trying to close the projects. But, just because you close a building, it doesn't mean that the roaches will leave.

@AussieAdventures77 3 ай бұрын

It was already crime after Whites moved out

@jayghee9396 3 ай бұрын

The blacks already have crime all over Chicago 🤣🤣🤣

@billharpster7968 4 ай бұрын

Oh wow illegal housing. How convenient. What timing.

@user-mu3xk7ie2t 3 ай бұрын

Remember Cabrini Green.

@ojlott-w4n 3 ай бұрын

Yea I remember when nas n r kelly making "street dreams" video there

@Aux1Dub 3 ай бұрын

“Beautiful river front property “

@venitaallen-reid8140 3 ай бұрын

Couldn’t believe she said that!

@wesewpro 3 ай бұрын

For real! I was like "really"? Is that the same river I see when I go past it?? Are we looking at the same property? 😂

@Dizzymarvel 3 ай бұрын

I’m sold, I’m moving there asap 😂

@jeffjay2323 3 ай бұрын

the north half of the complex was redone a few years ago and its all upscale rental.

@user-if4rj3hr1j 3 ай бұрын

Didn't work out too well did it😂

@xJuicePalazzo 2 ай бұрын

I was gonna call gomez a snitch for calling the cops. But when he said he did it to save 3 little girls, he gets a huge pass and lots of respect. We need more people like gomez in this city.

@ojlott-w4n 3 ай бұрын

I always think chicago got worst when they destroyed the projects cuz now all those gangs is Spread out thru the city

@irjr6175 3 ай бұрын

You heard that in a documentary.

@ojlott-w4n 3 ай бұрын

@@irjr6175 I'm from Chicago 🤡

@mizzo_beeto 3 ай бұрын

Truth

@ojlott-w4n 3 ай бұрын

@irjr6175 I'm from Chicago, silly

@CalvinMorris-cf8jk 4 ай бұрын

the unknown migrants will have a nice free place when the mayor is done fixing this place up maybe the homeless can help out fixing it up to save money I am sure the homeless would love to help the unknown migrants out with their new free homes.

@dtyallen9864 3 ай бұрын

Lake Front property...rich people will be living there.

@mitchellwood4133 3 ай бұрын

They've got to build some more high rise condos to use as speculative assets and not for living in.

@williamzander9708 4 ай бұрын

Jose wants it fixed he coming with his family

@AnimalLover-wp7ew 3 ай бұрын

Shit Jose is the one fixing it 😂 and every other place around Chicago and the United States matter of fact unless you live in a poor rural area where they are not many Jose’s 😂 then you’re screwed without Jose lmao. The rest of America looks like a third world country. Meth heads , Trailer Trash , no jobs no future . Let’s all be grateful to all the Jose’s who are building Americas Homes and picking the food that we eat ❤

@user-li8yc9qh2r 3 ай бұрын

Not if trump wins

@AnimalLover-wp7ew 3 ай бұрын

@@user-li8yc9qh2r if trump wins the left will have the momentum they need to make more people “woke “ why can’t people understand that ? Like they push back harder each time and nastier it’s like we take a inch and they take a foot . The Right just keeps getting stronger and stronger because of identity politics and the republicans are just awful at public relations it seems.

@Chrunchmunch 3 ай бұрын

@@user-li8yc9qh2r Jose already here

@jayghee9396 3 ай бұрын

It was fine when the blacks came from Africa it was fine when the whites came from Europe

@realfantasticnews 3 ай бұрын

My people have been waiting for affordable housing for 5 plus years because there's not enough resources. Don't worry the newcomers will be housed there ahead of our own people.

@BernieSanders-bn5dk 3 ай бұрын

Don't trip they'll just inherit the problem the blacks are done for like they wanted, No swag when you won't have a Voice and your culture stolen, Mind you America is finished.

@nebulatoni9316 3 ай бұрын

It does not matter if you fix it up and then move the same type of criminal-minded people in there. What good is it going to do? It's another future crime neighborHOOD.

@blizz730ny 3 ай бұрын

Unbelievable

@user-vz9kk8hh2v 3 ай бұрын

Ah reggies will destroy it again

@white_genocide2050 3 ай бұрын

Cry more 😢

@danielgriffin8132 3 ай бұрын

The cartels will love it

@notmebutyou8350 3 ай бұрын

Gee, I wonder who they will move in there??

@ReginaldSommers 3 ай бұрын

Illegal aliens!! You already know!!!😒👎

@lonnierobinson9330 3 ай бұрын

What a bout Cabrini Green

@Dizzymarvel 3 ай бұрын

Continue to keep it classy Chicago

@jsmolinski23 3 ай бұрын

Nooo I eat my lunch on da roof lol

@trendzone3865 4 ай бұрын

NOPE

@christiferschmuck5691 3 ай бұрын

Scared to go outside but let me put my face about me being a rat 😂

@BridgeFoundationLC 3 ай бұрын

Lake Charles, LA

@PenguinTac0s 3 ай бұрын

They should just divide it up and sell it to developers to make middle and high income housing

@lamar3697 3 ай бұрын

For migrates

@Novastar.SaberCombat 3 ай бұрын

Stay classy, humanity.

@user-ki7xy2ko9k 3 ай бұрын

We the people own that property not CHA I e been said that the projects were the best idea and best gift the govt ever gave to poor people -we the poor people😎

@CaptainHieronymusValerianus 3 ай бұрын

If it’s vacant it’s free game

@mongrelgtv 3 ай бұрын

they shudda neva let to protects go or torn down now the city is a mess

@IvanCruz-my8fy 3 ай бұрын

How you doin

@nyc1655 3 ай бұрын

These people would live in there and call it luxury compared to there counties

@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650 3 ай бұрын

Old people smoking too much weed man

@RottenRockster 3 ай бұрын

Was that Artie Lange? 1:27

@DoomWar1 3 ай бұрын

Haha 😅

@chimelly2502 3 ай бұрын

One side of them projects is nice

@irjr6175 3 ай бұрын

And the other one isn’t right

@knightclassic1 3 ай бұрын

All this Time, they could've placed Migrants there instead of Black Neighborhoods. One of my Friends use to grew up at those Projects, he left there and Chicago in 2014, unfortunately he was killed at Alabama through Fatal Car Accident while he was driving Tow Truck

@user-dw1ls3rp1l 3 ай бұрын

About 300 pounds of RDX would take care of all that.

@johnalvarado1394 3 ай бұрын

Ground zero

@jsmolinski23 3 ай бұрын

LOLI got a KZfaq video on the boat

@user-if4rj3hr1j 3 ай бұрын

What were the projects called?

@irjr6175 3 ай бұрын

It literally told you the name of the project

@wesewpro 3 ай бұрын

Lathrop Homes

@up-uw4op 3 ай бұрын

the anarchy symbol graffiti says it all

@ohcamnam9383 3 ай бұрын

I don't see him complaining about the influx of illegal immigrants flooding the zone! I wonder why!

@chicagokid8735 3 ай бұрын

This my home 🏠 project big O p

@PROFITBULLY 3 ай бұрын

Bando’s!!!!

@katiesioux7757 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful view???? Kick out poor folk to build for rich folk🙄🤨🤑🤑🤑

@BK_718 2 күн бұрын

The Latin King projects and the oldest ones in Chicago

@wootubetv7289 3 ай бұрын

That whole area is nice the only part that’s bad is those buildings

@TheClassicReport101 3 ай бұрын

Waste of a city Chicago is the worst place to live in amercia

@angelicsoulz 3 ай бұрын

Project Latin Kings 👑

@itsthe773guero5 3 ай бұрын

big ol P!...360 free Snake

@jessiebellanger5756 3 ай бұрын

Lkk king killa

@Booyaahh5050 3 ай бұрын

The Carter

@mitchcarter442 4 ай бұрын

It wouldn't attract the wrong element if the buildings were being fixed, renovated, or demolished. YOU CAN USE ALL THAT DOLTON COUNTY money that that mayor is using for her own personal agenda to fix this building and make homeless shelters for migrants.

@OGimperial97 3 ай бұрын

It was better before gentrification.

@Rcee-sg5rd 3 ай бұрын

Thought that was just all of Chicago in general 💀

@arthurtomczak8474 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to Chicago . Tourist welcome . Bring money young women nice cars .

@Squidward_Tikiland 3 ай бұрын

BLM will make it into a land of safety

@Planetsoul808 3 ай бұрын

Soon your new neighbors and friendly border jumpers will be gracing you with lots of street vending all around the future remodeling complex of paradise 🤣🤣

@0hffs 3 ай бұрын

at least they put themselves to work, unlike some other people

@IvanCruz-my8fy 3 ай бұрын

Aha

@SpaceGhostPurps 3 ай бұрын

Hampsterdam

@chicagohitta1345 4 ай бұрын

Snitches get stitches 😂

@StreetKin 3 ай бұрын

WE RE DA M 0N KY DW 3LL

@thefucrew9865 4 ай бұрын

DUH !!! Democrats, never thinking ahead.

@AnimalLover-wp7ew 3 ай бұрын

Sure beats living in a Red State 😂 Red Staters migrate to Blue States and Cities for a better life . Tell me I’m lying 😂 you don’t ever see the opposite . Republican states are dirt poor. No future , no jobs , low wages. Just meth head and Trailer Trash. Looks worse than a 3rd World Country