2009

– Squatters take up residence in foreclosed homes, CBS-2 TV, Chicago, 12/20/09

– Homeless advocates want TIF funds for affordable housing, NBC-5 TV, Chicago, 12/18/09

– Mather Law Academy gets personal about the homeless, Lake Effect News, 12/17/09

– Chicago street battle: corporations vs. public interest, True/Slant, 12/16/09

– Tough TIF questions asked on Dearborn Street, Gapers Block, 12/16/09

– City cites progress in public housing overhaul, but advocacy group’s report report details problems, Chicago Tribune, 12/13/09

– Family living homeless after eviction, SouthTown Star, 12/1/2009

– Pain caused by the state budget crisis, Progress Illinois, 12/7/09

– Foundation eliminates legal aid grants to 8 groups, including CCH, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 12/07/09

– Homeless shelter for veterans to open in Chicago, Chicago Tribune, 12/07/09

– Suburban homeless population grows; shelter crunch worsens, Chicago Tribune, 12/04/09

– Homeless individuals connect with God at retreats, St. Louis Review, 11/30/09

– New money for the homeless, The Chicago Reporter blog, 11/13/09

– Homeless advocates: Use TIF for affordable housing, CBS-2 TV, Chicago, 10/27/09

– Homeless targeted in paintball attacks, CBS-2 TV, Chicago, 10/21/09

– Attacks shed light on the perils of the homeless, Chicago Tribune, 10/18/09

– Tent standoff continues in Naperville, Chicago Tribune, 10/16/09

– City shells out $15 million in TIF money with no blight in sight, Medill Reports, 10/14/09

– For those on the yellow brick road to affordable housing, Oz is crowded, Medill Reports, 10/8/09

– Chicago Coalition demands affordable housing, Medill Reports, 10/8/09

– American Girl, Here & Now, National Public Radio, 10/6/09

– Reports find TIF housing not affordable enough, WBEZ Public Radio, 8/11/09

– Chicago students survive homelessness, move on to college, Chicago Tribune, 8/7/09

– Affordable housing reality vs. illusionChicago Sun-Times7/30/09

– (North suburban) area schools make sure homeless get an education, funded or not, Daily Herald, 7/26/2009

– Turned Away: The number of homeless youth is increasing, but services and funding haven’t kept pace for years, Illinois Issues, 7/28/09

– Family of four living in motel, Fox News Chicago, 6/17/09

– How a kid goes from homeless to high school graduate, Daily Herald, 6/9/09

– Building affordable housing into a capital budget, Progress Illinois, 4/29/09

– Cook County sheriff’s office lends hand to women to stop prostitution, Chicago Tribune, 4/17/09

– CHA struggles to track down displaced residents, Chi-Town Daily News, 4/14/09

– Shelter for the homeless in the Southland, SouthTown Star, 3/12/09

– Judge keeps homeless man off Oak Park ballot, Chicago Tribune, 3/10/09

– Suburban Chicago homeless man off village ballot, Belleville News-Democrat, 3/9/09

– Fore deserves the right to have his name on the ballot, Daily Illini, 2/24/09

– Did board make right choice on Fore’s candidacy? Oak Park Wednesday Journal, 2/24/09

– Homeless kids lack school to call home, Chicago Tribune, 2/13/09

– Homeless student numbers on the rise, Chicago Tribune, 2/13/09

– You think you’ve got it bad? Try being out on the streets, Chicago Sun-Times, 2/7/09

– Homeless man fights to get on the ballot, Chicago Tribune, 1/21/09