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In case you hadn't noticed, it's coooold outside. While we're zipping up our North Face and lacing up our Timberlands to keep warm, don't forget that others are not so fortunate. The city's department of family services is trying to make sure they find warmth and shelter for Chicago's homeless. The city is encouraging everyone to dial 311 if they see someone in need of a place to stay, so they can direct them to one of the city's six warming centers during the day and to a bed at a shelter at night. City outreach workers will be making rounds to find people in need. Also be sure to check in on your elderly neighbors, especially those who live alone.

A Chicago Christian Industrial League homeless shelter is struggling to stay afloat after a deal by Mayor Daley moved them to new digs they can't afford and Patti Blagojevich's fundraising efforts have fallen short according to an investigation by NBC 5 and the Sun-Times. It seemed at first to be pretty simple: the city moved the League 's homeless shelter from its "crumbling" Greektown location into a new $25 million building in Lawndale which cleared the way for developer Michael Marchese and businessman William F. Cellini - who was recently indicted for trying to shake down a Hollywood producer - to build a brand-spanking-new condo unit on the site of the old shelter. What could go wrong?