With an increased federal presence expected as soon as next week, Chicago officials and housing advocates are taking lessons from President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C., and working to ...

The artist joined with a local shelter to show the threats the community faces. As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, thousands of potential evictions are on the horizon, and cities are growing ...

Artist and author Patrisse Cullors, best known for her role in co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement more than a decade ago, says she has written a love letter to a younger version of herself ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two Chicago police officers stepped in to help and a homeless woman desperate to find shelter for her four children, locating her family and providing them with material support.

Chicago Fire Department officials said there were no apparent injuries, but they weren't sure how many unhoused people were displaced. Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

Colder weather has arrived in the Chicago area, and it's often when many focus on one group of Chicagoans the most —people experiencing homelessness. Questions remain as to why the homeless population ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The bitter cold is very dangerous for those living on the streets, but there are some people and organizations who are working to help the homeless. Carolyn Hill has been homeless ...

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For people experiencing homelessness like Ivan Patterson, Monday night’s snow was another reminder to get out of the cold and into a shelter. “It beats staying under a bridge. It’s too cold to do that ...