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Day laborers in Chicago's Albany Park try to find jobs through a unique workers' center. Organizers hope more centers are built in the near future.


Cold winter, slow economy hamper day-labor efforts

by Todd Johnson
Feb 04, 2009


Each day, more than 100,000 day laborers stand on street corners hoping to find work. Here in Chicago, a cold winter and a slow economy means jobs are scarce.