122. Illinois Homeless and Fentanyl Crisis: A Warning Sign for the Rest of America?

Illinois, often seen as the heart of the Midwest, is now facing a growing dual crisis: a surge in homelessness and an alarming rise in fentanyl-related deaths. Once known for its vibrant cities and hardworking communities, Illinois has seen its shelters overflow and its sidewalks become makeshift homes for those left behind. Tents are appearing under bridges, in parks, and near busy intersections, while the deadly grip of fentanyl spreads silently through both urban neighborhoods and small rural towns.

This unfolding emergency is drawing unsettling comparisons to homeless in america, where cities like Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco have long been overwhelmed by the combined weight of drug addiction and housing instability. In Illinois, the same root causes are taking shape — skyrocketing housing costs, shrinking mental health resources, and the destructive power of fentanyl that keeps people trapped in cycles of dependence and despair. Local outreach teams report finding more individuals unconscious on the streets, often just steps away from crowded shelters that cannot keep up.

For many residents, this crisis is no longer a distant problem shown in headlines about homeless in america — it is happening in their own backyards. Families are watching their loved ones disappear into addiction while communities struggle to maintain safety and compassion. The fear that Illinois could become the next epicenter of homeless in america is growing, and it’s forcing lawmakers to confront hard questions: Will they invest in affordable housing, treatment, and prevention now, or allow this crisis to spread further?

Illinois stands at a critical turning point, and what happens next could serve as a warning—or a lesson—for the rest of the nation.

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Key Moments:
00:00 Homeless In America
01:32 A Surge No One Saw Coming: The New Face of Homelessness.
04:07 Shadows and Poison: How Fentanyl is Stealing Lives on Illinois Streets.
07:56 Why It’s Happening: The Forces Driving People to the Streets.
11:14 A Safety Net with Too Many Holes.
14:39 Turning the Tide: Real Solutions That Work.
18:07 Your Move: What Will We Do About It?
21:41 The Choice Before Us: Compassion or Consequence.
24:07 Conclusion.
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David Hookstead talks about Russian fighter jets being blown up, and at least three jets being lost. There are new reports that Russia is also conducting secret black operations against ammunition facilities in NATO countries, and Ukraine continues to hammer Russian targets.

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1:24 Russian Jets Blown Up
3:15 Russian Black Ops Target NATO
4:16 Russia Hit Hard
5:20 Russian Forces In Kaliningrad Prepare For War
6:27 Train Attack Footage
7:12 More Strike Footage
7:54 Russian Missiles Hit
8:21 Russian Ship Bombed
8:42 Reaction

بجران بنزین
گرانی بنزین
جنگ آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی
محاصره بنادر
انقلاب ملی شیر و خورشید
شورای عالی امنیت ملی

A dramatic escalation in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. CENTCOM strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC missile attacks target American warships.

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«مجنون منم و دیوانه منم» ترانه‌ای عاشقانه و عرفانی درباره دلدادگیو بی‌قراری انسانی است که در عشق محبوب، شکیبایی و قرار خود را از دست داده است و بخاطر بی وفایی یار از همه بُریده است.
در این ترانه، جام و میخانه، شمع و پروانه، دام و دانه و بتخانه، همگی نمادهای شاعرانه‌ای از عشق، سرگشتگی و تسلیم شدن در برابر معشوق‌اند؛ عشقی که عاشق را از جهان بیگانه و به افسانه‌ای جاودانه تبدیل می‌کند.
پیش ازین نسخه دیپ هاوس همین ترانه همراه با موزیک ویدیو در کانال رامتین هنر موزیک منتشر و تقدیم شما عزیزان شد و اینک نسخه جاز آن با اندکی تغییر در شعر پیشکش حضورتان میگردد . باشد که دقایقی از این ترانه و آهنگ عاشقانه لذت ببرید .

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David Hookstead talks about a Russia suffering an embarrassing military disaster, Russian commandos storming a ship, NATO bracing for imminent hostilities with Russia

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00:56 Russia Military Disaster
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3:03 NATO Prepares Major Defenses
6:56 Airport Threat
7:26 Ukraine Jet Shot Down
7:48 New War Footage
9:23 Mysterious Messages
10:27 Reaction

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• What looked like a fight over Bab el-Mandeb has expanded into a much larger Saudi-backed campaign aimed at retaking Sanaa and breaking Houthi control of Yemen.

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Sabi girl no dey too like talk
Animals dey in human form
Padi man nobody like work
But you must hustle if you wan chop


E no finish, dem wan fight us
If them dey run them no fit catch up
I no dey form say I too righteous
No come dey form say you too like us


Me no getty time for the hate and the bad energy
Gat mi mind on my money
Make you dance like Poco Lee
Steady green like broccoli

Steady on my grind no won hear what they want telly me
Kudi na my fantasy
Dem won dey check if my tap e no rush

But e dey rush
E dey rush well well
E be much
Na God dey make my tap e dey rush
The kind money we touch

E dey rush
E dey rush well well
E be much
No be hype everybody dey crush
There's no dulling with us

Jofunmi Japata
I dey go Ghana
You never touch
You dey form papas
Which kind money we never see before
Kosi elomi, gat me feeling I'm the one

Ajeh
Ajeh ajeh
Can never take my cake away
Ajeh
You can’t count my grace
I just dey my lane
My lane

Me no getty time for the hate and the bad energy
Gat mi mind on my money
Make you dance like Poco Lee
Steady green like broccoli

Steady on my grind no won hear what they want telly me
Kudi na my fantasy
Dem won dey check if my tap e no rush

But e dey rush
E dey rush well well
E be much
Na God dey make my tap e dey rush
The kind money we touch

E dey rush
E dey rush well well
E be much
No be hype everybody dey crush
There's no dulling with us

But e dey rush
E dey rush well well
E be much
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The kind money we touch

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E dey rush well well
E be much
No be hype everybody dey crush
There's no dulling with us

There's no dulling

Broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy has reacted to some of the emails Sarah Ferguson sent to Jeffrey Epstein after he was convicted of being a paedophile.

“Two days after he was released from prison, his assistant approached him and asked him would he pay for Sarah and for the girls to go to Miami. Now, we don’t know that he did pay for them,” she told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

“Then we see other emails after that where he’s asking for his business contacts to be shown around Buckingham Palace by Sarah Ferguson, and would the girls be there; would the girls be able to show them around.

“It’s almost like she’s pimping them out, and it’s actually gut-churning; it’s sickening.”

There’s no suggestion of any wrongdoing, and Sarah Ferguson has yet to respond to any of the allegations from the Epstein files.

بیژن کیان، کارشناس امنیت ملی، به ایران‌اینترنشنال گفت کشورهای منطقه همزمان با تهدیدهای جمهوری اسلامی و تصمیم‌های آمریکا، بر اساس منافع خود عمل می‌کنند

David Hookstead talks about Iran launching a new wave of strikes and potentially taking out a major U.S. asset in the region as the war continues to flare up. The United States also continued its bombing campaign against Iran hitting several targets in the country.

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5:19 Missile Launch Footage
6:20 U.S. Hits Back
10:34 Pickaxe Mountain Update
11:10 Rubio Comments
12:57 U.S. Soldier Killed
13:40 Reaction

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در این قسمت از برنامه، مجتبا پورمحسن در گزارش روزش، به ارزیابی اسرائیل از احتمال نزدیک به صفر توافق بین جمهوری اسلامی و آمریکا و احتمال قریب‌الوقوع حمله به ایران می‌پردازد و محمد قائدی، مدرس روابط بین‌الملل، از دلیل برآورد اسرائیل می‌گوید.

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A Russian missile has exploded in Romania after flying directly towards the Capitol of the country. the missile fell short, landing in a cornfield near the city, which was detected from Chisinau. Moldovan authorities have cleared the area, and begin an investigation. Iran has declared an offensive against the United States, now with the US starting a withdrawal from the region. As a result of this Iran has already attacked several vessels over the past 48 hours, and has seized a UAE owned vessel for not paying transit fees through the Strait. Meanwhile Russia is now suffering a major fuel shortage once again due to the refinery strikes.

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The Houthis are on the march

So the Houthis are kind of winning right now in Yemen. Just a few days ago we had regional analysts wondering if the Iranian backed group was on the verge of collapse, but we blink and they’ve just taken some very strategic territory. One local official summed up it by saying, “it’s really bad”. For Yemeni government forces that is, as the Houthis continue to advance.

Sources
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https://www.i24news.tv/en/news..../middle-east/the-gul
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/yemens-iran-backed-houthis-sweep-toward-strategic-bab-al-mandeb-c1786d79?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0....9/10/world/middleeas
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-iran-war-end-after-us-midterm-elections-threatens-attack-pickaxe-2026-09-10/


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