Man giving high-quality tents to homeless people says city has failed them, but his tents could get tossed too

Andres Robledo Jr. stands in front of repurposed ice fishing tents used as shelter by people who are homeless. He’s been giving the tents away for about a year. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Andy Robledo has been called “the dude doing the orange tents.” 

And rightfully so. He has been providing the high-quality, bright orange tents to the city’s homeless population for about a year.