Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share As the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness last year, Chicago’s total more than tripled. La Voz Sidebar Lee este artículo en español en La Voz ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — A new effort is underway to protect people experiencing homelessness in Chicago from the elements. Chicago program Good Night Chicago created backpack beds—designed to help ...

Homelessness among Black Illinois residents is more than double the national average, according to a report from the University of Illinois Chicago in collaboration with the Illinois Office to ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share How’d we uncover that Chicago spent $800,000 on a fence to bar homeless people from prominent view just in time for the Democratic National Convention? No secret ...

Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. Chicago’s homelessness surged in 2024 as major U.S. cities bore the brunt of a national trend Family homelessness more than doubled in 13 U.S ...