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Chicago Tribune Letters: If we don’t want tent encampments in Chicago parks, we need funding to address homelessness

Letters To The Editor The Restore Gompers Park Coalition in its letter “Parks shouldn’t be housing…
September 27, 2026 Read More

CBS News Chicago: Boulder Hill, Illinois, residents concerned about overnight shelter coming this winter

By Suzanne Le Mignot A community meeting was underway Thursday evening in southwest suburban Boulder…
September 24, 2026 Read More

FOX 32 Chicago: Chicago homelessness rate drops to 12 percent – What this means

The Chicago homelessness rate has dropped to 12 percent. Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness Director…
September 24, 2026 Read More

WTTW Chicago: Number of Unhoused Chicagoans Dropped 12% in 2026 But Remains Near All-Time High, Survey Found

By Heather Cherone  The number of Chicagoans living in city shelters or on city streets…
September 9, 2026 Read More

ABC 7 Chicago: Logan Square residents concerned about encampment as city, advocates cite homelessness challenges

ByJason Knowles  CHICAGO (WLS) -- Residents near a homeless encampment in Logan Square say they are…
September 1, 2026 Read More
Mildred Jenkins poses for a portrait at Deborah's Place in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Talia Sprague/for City Bureau) | Talia Sprague

City Bureau: Perfect Storm: Federal cuts threaten ‘gold standard’ of Chicago homeless services

With thousands at risk of eviction, homelessness advocates and survivors are navigating federal funding instability…
September 1, 2026 Read More

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4
People Impacted by Homelessness Met via Outreach
343
Legal Clients Served by the Law Project
3,937
Community Members Reached by our Speakers Bureau
2,247
Service Providers and Educators Trained

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58,625
People Experienced Homelessness in Chicago in 2024

Source: 2026 Estimate of People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago, IL

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