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

As freezing Arctic winds started to blow into Chicago, bringing the coldest weather in seven years, city officials and ...

Chicago has released new numbers on homelessness, and they show far more people without housing than previously thought.

The Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness says the city’s official “point-in-time” count misses people living in abandoned buildings and cars, and those staying at a relative’s or friend’s home. The ...

How the government counts people who experience homelessness is quite different from how the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness does it.

Extreme cold has moved into the Chicago area, and while an official advisory has expired, wind chills are still making it feel like temperature are well below zero degrees.

According to the latest Point-in-Time Count, more than 7,400 people are experiencing homelessness in Chicago. One local artist is turning creativity into action.

Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on: Some Chicago ...

Federal agents detained four people outside of a South Side shelter on Wednesday morning, officials said. The shelter director said seven unmarked SUVs pulled up to the shelter and agents began ...

Most kids when they turn 6 want a huge birthday party with all their friends. Armani Crews, however, decided that feeding the homeless people in her community would be her way of celebrating.