Chapter 6: My Time with a Mafia Maven
CHAPTER 6: My Time with a Mafia Maven in Central IL I first saw her rental ad on Craigslist. I know, I know - seriously don’t go to Craigslist for housing (or anything else for that matter) because that is where all the scammers and crazies are. I know. But desperate times cause desperate decisions. My 10 year wait for affordable handicapped housing in IL was only 2 years into the 10 year anticipated wait time. And for reasons I do not fully understand, Illinois is currently short AT LEAST a million affordable housing units that it needs to meet IMMEDIATE demand. And no one is building new units for people making 40k per year (or less) anywhere near the scale that is required. So, left with no good options and no good choices, I turned to Craigslist. I honestly assumed her ad was a scam from the outset because who places an ad on Craigslist for total strangers of Craigslist to come live with them in their Tudor mansion? Literally no sane person does that. If it seems