After years of soaring rents and home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis, California is finally creating a state ...

Gov. JB Pritzker frequently touts his administrative prowess, so this gives him a measurable opportunity to prove it.

Home Sweet Home Ministries celebrated the groundbreaking of The Bridge, a non-congregate shelter village in Bloomington, which will provide 48 homes, a community building, and bathrooms for ...

A new study finds promising early results from a program that tries to find and assist those most at risk of becoming ...

Beneath the shadow of the bustling overpass on Chicago’s Near West Side, where Desplaines Street meets Hubbard, is an informal encampment residents call the “Chocolate Factory.” Jeremy Holomshek, ...

With so many kids entering the system each year, one local nonprofit is exercising its mission to connect children with stable and loving homes, whether that's in foster care or through adoption. Dr.

Congress must pass it now.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The Second Chance Act boosts employment in high-demand fields Since 2008, ...

“Last year homelessness increased 116% in the state of Illinois,” Doug Kenshol, co-founder of the Illinois Shelter Alliance, ...

A pair of buses is about to roll into Central Florida, but they won’t be picking up commuters or be part of our public ...

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...