With an increased federal presence expected as soon as next week, Chicago officials and housing advocates are taking lessons from President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C., and working to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- According to the latest Point-in-Time Count, more than 7,400 people are experiencing homelessness in Chicago. One local artist is turning creativity into action. Sarah Page-Wells is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a homeless shelter in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on the morning ...

How the government counts people who experience homelessness is quite different from how the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness does it. The organization's numbers are a much higher count than what ...

Dozens in the city's homeless population live in tent cities along the Dan Ryan Expressway. They already have a lot to worry about, including food and shelter. Now they've added COVID-19 to the list. ...

The Chicago Park District dismantled a homeless encampment at a park on the city's Northwest Side Tuesday. Tensions were high at Legion Park as officials tore down almost all of the structures.

In its Sept. 14 editorial “Tent cities don’t belong in Chicago’s parks,” the Tribune Editorial Board overlooks a crucial aspect of the debate and misses a valuable opportunity to offer genuine support ...

(The Center Square) – Chicago officials unveiled a plan they say would effectively end homelessness in the city, even as questions over leadership changes and unclear funding streams cast early ...

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