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The woman who booked hotel rooms for 70 homeless people in Chicago during the polar vortex says she

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The group of homeless people had been left without heat sources after the fire department confiscated about 100 donated propane tanks they were using to keep warm because they posed a fire threat. ADVERTISEMENT Payne then turned to Facebook to crowdfund more rooms, and donations poured in from all over. In all, the volunteers picked up the tab for 60 hotel rooms. Salvation Army spokeswoman Jacqueline Rachev told the Chicago Tribune that the hotel rooms were paid for through the end of the week. Read More...