The city of Chicago cleared a homeless encampment from a Northwest Side park Tuesday morning. A backhoe scooped up tents and ...

The city of Chicago cleared a homeless encampment from a Northwest Side park Tuesday morning. 2 new voting Fed members make ...

Six in 10 Americans who responded to a recent survey believe personal choices are why people are homeless or remain in poverty, with drugs and mental illness as underlying factors.

Reginald “Reggie” Morrow was homeless in Chicago for 15 years, sleeping in parks, hallways and abandoned buildings while ...

The frigid winter of 2025–26 has challenged nearly everyone in the Chicago area, but for those without homes, the season has ...

While Lake County’s PIT counts have included the unsheltered portion every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...

Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.

The number of unhoused people in Chicago has declined over the last decade, but advocates worry federal policies could ...

More than a century ago, one of the deadliest episodes of violence in Chicago history left 38 people dead and thousands ...

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More than 58,000 Chicagoans experienced homelessness in 2024, according to a new report from the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness. The new data reveals homelessness in the city is more widespread ...