The city and state are in the planning stages to combine Chicago’s legacy homeless shelter system with its system for migrants, according to government officials, and turn it into a unified shelter ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Homeless people who have been living in one of Chicago’s largest and most visible encampments will be relocated to a shelter by next week so the area will be emptied before the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's a hot-button issue for Chicago voters: There's new support for a real estate transfer tax in the city. The Bring Chicago Home referendum would raise money to house people ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- On Monday night next week, President Joe Biden will close the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A week earlier to the day, crews started building the ...

CHICAGO – An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such citywide ...

Winter is coming, and for cities like Chicago, it's bringing a lot more than snow. "The most fundamental thing is they need access to permanent, stable housing," said Doug Schenkelberg. According to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police lieutenant is being honored for his influence on the life of a homeless veteran. Chicago Police Lieutenant John Garrido built a friendship with Anthony Johnson as he ...

Chicago police officers walk through a homeless encampment in Chicago on Friday, July 12, 2024. Homeless people who have been living in one of Chicago's largest and most visible encampments will be ...