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John Konstantaras
A Young Mother, Trying to Stay Off of the Streets
There are an estimated 25,000 homeless youth in Illinois, according to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, and nearly 40 percent of them have children. Amanda Novoa, 18, was once among them. Novoa gave birth to her second baby just after midnight on New Year’s day. She and her husband, Lamar West, have both experienced ...
