20150819 - Homeless Couple (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Homeless couple Edward and Elizabeth Sylwestrzak walk with their belongings from Woodstock Square to the train station, public places which they frequent until kicked out by police, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Elizabeth Sylwestrzak smokes the final drag on a cigarette found laying on the ground at the Woodstock train station on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock. On her finger, she proudly wears a wedding ring purchased by her husband for $80 from a pawn shop after eight months of saving.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Homeless couple Edward and Elizabeth Sylwestrzak sit on a bench at the train station on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock. They often spend their days talking, playing cards, and meeting up with other homeless friends until police arrive and cite them for loitering.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Edward Sylwestrzak looks over his shoulder as a police car slowly drives by as he and wife Elizabeth Sylwestrzak sit on a bench at the Woodstock train station on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock. The homeless couple is often made to leave public places, being faced with being ticketed if they do not.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Homeless couple Edward and Elizabeth Sylwestrzak walk from Woodstock Square to the train station, public places they are frequently kicked out of by police for loitering, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Edward Sylwestrzak sits on a bench at the train station in Woodstock on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. He and wife Elizabeth often spend their days talking with each other and any passersby that stops to chat. With no transportation except for their own two feet, it becomes difficult for them and many of the county's homeless population to take advantage of the free 6pm dinners offered by McHenry County PADS Homeless Services, located on Kishwaukee Valley Road, nearly two miles walking distance from the Woodstock Square Historic District. Public transportation via the PACE bus only includes the location on select trips at 8:33am and 3:55pm on weekdays, leaving them no option but to walk to wherever they can find to spend the night.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Elizabeth Sylwestrzak leaves Woodstock Square with a backpack filled with her belongings on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Homeless couple Edward and Elizabeth Sylwestrzak kill time at the Woodstock train station as they await a free dinner at McHenry County PADS Homeless Services much later on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock. They have no transportation except for their own two feet and what little money they have they often save to purchase food at establishments where they can wait out bad weather.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Homeless couple Edward and Elizabeth Sylwestrzak sit on a bench at the train station as they talk with fellow homeless friend Michael Morenweiser on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Woodstock.