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That’s what you get for helping the homeless in zero-degree weather

By David Freddoso

Published January 22, 2018 8:53pm ET

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That’s what you get for helping the homeless in zero-degree weather — In this Jan. 8, 2018 photo, Greg Schiller is seen in the basement of his home in Elgin, Ill. Schiller, a longtime advocate for the homeless, had been allowing homeless people to sleep in his unfinished basement until the city cited him in late December. After suffering a week of bad publicity, Elgin agreed to make sure no one would be turned away who turned up seeking shelter. (Rick West/Daily Herald, via AP) | Rick West

I was in the Chicago area for a few months recently to help out with a family matter, so I note with interest that a man in the Chicago suburbs tried to do something about the astoundingly low temperatures we had there for a few weeks in December.

The reason he’s in the news? No good deed goes unpunished. For trying to help, he was persecuted by the local authorities in his town back around the turn of the new year.

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