CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Park District dismantled a homeless encampment at a park on the city's Northwest Side Tuesday.

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Tensions were high at Legion Park as officials tore down almost all of the structures. Residents were packing as many bags of their things as they could.

Bulldozers brought down in seconds what took up to a year to build.

"I have been unhoused myself in the past, and I know how isolating and lonely it is and how threatening it is to have people, neighbors, cops, constantly threatening your way of life," advocate Lucia Mancini said.

The Chicago Park District said the decision did not come lightly. In a statement, a spokesperson for the district said safety became a concern after the "fire department responde

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