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Support the Astor House Tenants’ Fight!

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Megadeveloper Jamie Purcell and his company, BJB, are systematically trying to empty the Astor House building at 1246 W. Pratt of tenants through a combination of forced evictions, intimidation, and poor conditions. Despite a city court case against the building, many tenants still lack hot water and heat, and the building’s dysfunctional elevators frequently trap residents. The building also suffers a plague of bedbugs and mice. Tenants say building management has threatened to report them for participating in organizing.

But the tenants are fighting back, and you can support them with the following actions!

1. Sign the BJB Boycott Pledge to tell the company that this behavior will not stand in Rogers Park!
2. Fill out this form so we can get in touch with you about more things you can do to support the Astor House!
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3. Check out a report on our last protest, where tenants delivered a giant eviction notice to Jamie Purcell’s home and knocked on his neighbors’ doors.4. Learn about BJB’s illegal and immoral actions in other buildings like the Abbott Hotel and the Hotel Chateau by reading Mark Brown’s coverage.

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