Tent builder says city will no longer remove shelters housing the homeless

Cold-weather tents provided by Andy Robledo line a viaduct in the West Loop. After meeting with city officials, Robledo said, “They don’t support the tents. They don’t want to encourage it. But they’re not going to take them down.” (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

The man who’s been buying orange tents for Chicago’s homeless population says the city will no longer threaten to remove them.

The Department of Family and Support Services has stopped attaching red tags to the tents indicating the city will remove the tents on a certain date, says Andy Robledo. He met with department leadership more than a week ago on the issue.