Staff and volunteers hit the frigid streets Thursday night for the city's annual Point-in-Time count, a snapshot of people ...

Despite the blistering cold and brutal circumstances that awaited them, the Street Medicine team with the Night Ministry ...

After nearly nine months of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have yet to settle a new, four-year contract. The two groups concluded fact-finding last week. In their ...

Ald. Samantha Nugent says the city promised to begin a process next month to help move unhoused people from the park into ...

Readers responded with concern and compassion to a column two weeks ago about the struggles of a Fox Valley homeless family that includes a disabled young man.

Tony Clark, CEO of Backpack Bed for Homeless, is teaming up with several Chicago homeless organizations to distribute backpack beds to people in need. "I've been horrified to hear that Chicago ...

The roughly 150 homelessness measures typically include prohibitions on camping, sleeping or storing property on public land.

The city’s federal funding hinges on the count happening Thursday night, involving more than 250 people walking designated routes through the city to count and survey the homeless population. Tara ...

The Point in Time survey is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January.

Tue, December 31, 2024 at 12:23 PM UTC Chicago couple lost $4,500 in a tap-and-pay scam that turned violent. Learn what happened and how to avoid it. Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the ...

Unified system: Chicago’s "One System Initiative" will combine migrant and homeless shelters into a single, equitable support network. Increased capacity: Shelter beds will expand to 6,800, with SPARC ...