The city and state are in the planning stages to combine Chicago’s legacy homeless shelter system with its system for migrants, according to government officials, and turn it into a unified shelter ...

A bill anticipated to generate at least $100 million annually from real estate sales to provide permanent affordable housing for Chicago’s homeless appears to be heading for defeat as results continue ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such ...

Next Thursday, the city will release its initial plans to combine Chicago’s legacy homeless shelter system with the system for migrants. The event, from 3 to 5 p.m. at 2822 W. Jackson Blvd., it the ...

The Chicago Park District dismantled a homeless encampment in Legion Park, citing unsafe structures and repeated fires. The Chicago Fire Department responded to five fires at the site this year, and ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- City officials said a one-night snapshot of the number of people experiencing homeless in Chicago shows the unhoused population has tripled year over year. Officials say migrants have ...

CHICAGO — Homeless people who have been living in one of Chicago's largest and most visible encampments will be relocated to a shelter by next week so the area will be emptied before the Democratic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — The city and state are in the planning stages to combine Chicago’s legacy homeless shelter system with its system for ...