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| March 07, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: Allison Borges

The streets of Chicago at lunchtime are bustling with people looking for a quick bite to eat before heading back to work. And for every Starbucks patron carrying a cup, it seems there is a panhandler shaking change in an empty one. For Chicago's panhandlers, lunchtime is often when the real work begins.

For some, panhandling is a nuisance. But for others it reaches the level of harassment. Five months ago the Chicago City Council agreed this was a problem, approving an ordinance that made aggressive panhandling illegal. The city -- still recovering from its $474,000 loss from a panhandling suit in 2001 -- is handing out only a fraction of the tickets it once was. On average, police officers are…

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