Chicago O’Hare International Airport is facing a crisis as a large number of homeless people are reportedly settling in the facility, posing a safety risk to passengers, triggering a slew of complaints online, and putting pressure on the city’s mayor.
Thousands of homeless individuals are seeking shelter at the airport from the cold weather, a situation that Vonkisha Chatman, an employee at the O’Hare airport, says is “out of control.” Speaking to CBS, Chatman said that airport workers do not feel safe anymore. “They will come up behind you. This one man followed us last night,” said Catherine Thompson, another employee. “From the time we get here until the time we leave in the morning, they will be here.”
