Volunteers flattened and folded the bags, cut them into strips and tied them together to form plastic year, which was woven into durable sleeping mats using looms.
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Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2026
But a century later, much of the city’s original architecture is being flattened in favor of high-rises and white boxes.
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