CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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. Sarah Page-Wells is ...

A new analysis estimates more than 58,000 people in Chicago experienced homelessness in 2024 — more than three times the federal one-day count. The higher number includes people "doubling up" with ...

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The city of Chicago cleared a homeless encampment from a Northwest Side park Tuesday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 13-year-old boy is passing out backpacks full of essential items to individuals who are homeless around Chicago. Ryan Gustis and his dad, Steve, visited a homeless camp in the ...

CHICAGO — We now know who paid to get dozens of homeless Chicago residents off the streets during historic cold temperatures earlier this week. CBS Chicago reports it all started with Candice Payne’s ...

This story launches a new accountability series, Just Neighbors, examining the city’s homeless encampment sweeps and focusing on the human impact of a fragmented, interdepartmental process. At their ...

The Chicago Park District addressed reports that a homeless encampment has been cleared at Eugene Field Park. The district ...

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 ...

A homeless mother with two sets of twins is no longer homeless after two Chicago police officers went above and beyond the call of duty. Officers Matthew Jackson and Howard Ray, with the 11th District ...