
Down, But Not Out, In The Suburbs
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 || By Michael Romain || @maywoodnews
Featured image: Michael Johnson, a person experiencing homelessness in the west suburbs, speaks about his struggles in Oak Park on Dec. 1. | Alexa Rogals
On a Sunday earlier this month, Michael Johnson, 47, and his fiancé, Cynthia Saack, 45, trekked over to one of the numerous Oak Park churches that, on any given night, serve as temporary shelters affiliated with the Maywood-based nonprofit Housing Forward.