LA GRANGE, IL – A man living in a van behind the Walmart in Hodgkins needs a bed in the La Grange homeless shelter, a resident said Monday.
Charles Gilbert, who lives in the 100 block of Sawyer Avenue, told the Village Board about the man’s situation. The man has lived next to the store for nearly two months, Gilbert said.
Gilbert said he and others have been trying to help the man get into the Beds Plus shelter at Ogden and East avenues.
The man has been referred twice to Beds Plus’ shelter in Summit, which houses those with serious medical conditions, and is now living on a $400 voucher, Gilbert said.
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Gilbert questioned the shelter’s decision not to house the man.
“I don’t think it’s fair,” he said.
Village President Mark Kuchler said he would contact the local shelter about the situation.
“Whatever the rules are, he’s going to have to comply with the rules,” Kuchler said. “Assuming he does, I think they will provide him with the best shelter opportunities in the western suburbs.”
Patch left a message for comment Tuesday morning with the Beds Plus shelter.
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