Feds said they plan to shift $3.9 billion from long-term housing to housing that requires work and addiction treatment. More ...

Imagine not having a place to live, or a hot meal to eat on a winter day when temperatures are below freezing. That's the ...

Chicago, Illinois S. cities, according to recent federal data. Between 2023 and 2024, Illinois had a 116 percent increase in ...

Gonzales told WGN-TV he’s thankful for those who come out on cold nights to check on him and others. He asks people hold back ...

This takes us from a crisis to a catastrophe,” says Mark Ishaug, CEO of Thresholds, an organization that provides services to ...

CHICAGO -- This week's 4-Star-Chicagoan is a man helping the homeless get through winter by providing them with heat, clothing and other essential items paid for out of his own pocket. Carey Gidron ...

Dana Kozlov is an Emmy Award-winning political investigative reporter for CBS2 Chicago. Prior to joining the station in 2003, she worked at WGN, CNN Chicago and WEEK-TV in Peoria, where she began her ...

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. ...

Like most big American cities, Chicago has a homelessness problem. It is writ large in our public parks. Take the situation in the 39th Ward, where Ald. Samantha Nugent has grown so frustrated with ...