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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Adriana Cardona-Maguigad | WBEZ Curious City

Scouring Chicago alleys for scrap metal is a hard way to make a living. Just ask Francisco Garcia.

(Adriana Cardona-Maguigad / WBEZ Curious City)
It’s a common sight in Chicago: pickup trucks rolling through alleys, piled high with old appliances, rusty beams and broken bikes, all held together with webbing or rope.

At the wheel: scrappers patrolling the streets for discarded metal of all kinds.

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