Tenants gathered in front of the O P Schnabel Apartments to highlight their safety and security concerns. Opportunity Home said it doesn't have enough funds to provide security, and it encouraged residents to call 911.
People living in subsidized low-income housing operated by Opportunity Home say the agency has stopping stationing security guards at some of its complexes.
Born of segregation and redlining, the near West Side has long been mostly Latino, mostly low-income. Redevelopment pressures are closing in, and neighbors are working to keep it affordable for some of the city’s poorest residents.