There's a declaration of emergency over the number of unhoused people in Bloomington right now and efforts to provide new housing and expanded space in shelters. The issue is not new. In this episode of WGLT's series McHistory, we find out the response today is perhaps a great deal more humane than it was in other eras.

McHistory is a co-production of WGLT and the McLean County Museum of History. Charlie Schlenker produced this episode.