Jamie Purcell

Former and current tenants protested BJB Properties when it took over the troubled building in 2012.

Charles Roth's former caretaker said after the eviction Friday the man's health deteriorated quickly.

One of the residents evicted Friday is now in intensive care at Stroger Hospital, his caretaker said.

The group says Moore "distorts the facts" when talking about the tenants' plight at 1246 W. Pratt Blvd.

Activists want Ald. Joe Moore to help negotiate with the building's owner, but he calls it "extortion."

Moore offered help but said: "I refuse to be used as a tool to justify some tenant organizer's salary."

A judge gave four people living in the single room occupancy hotel until midnight Friday to leave.

The Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing said it would represent tenants during a Tuesday hearing.

Rogers Park and Uptown had the greatest supply of — and demand for — affordable housing in the city.

Lakeview Action Coalition and Chateau Hotel residents were disappointed with the amount of progress made.

Some tenants could be moved to buildings managed by BJB Properties.

Residents of the 13-story Astor House said they're being wrongfully evicted.

Tenants at the troubled 13-story building protested after facing eviction, activists said.

Tenants encouraged by subsidy talk, but upset alderman won't publically stand with them in their fight.