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Ignite in the Chicago Tribune
Ignite in the Chicago Tribune


After Derek Chairs was evicted from an apartment in California at 18, he bounced around from couch to couch across the country….

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Ignite CEO Jeri Linas featured as a Comcast Newsmaker!
Ignite CEO Jeri Linas featured as a Comcast Newsmaker!

Click to see why Ignite CEO Jeri Linas has been honored as an August 2019 Comcast Newsmaker!

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