Media
CCH IN THE NEWS
2010
-Aldermen say plan eases foreclosure crisis, WGN, 3/08/10
-Rally: Jobs crisis a life and death emergency, People's World, 3/4/10
-Activists demand federal action at "Senate Soup Kitchen", Progress Illinois,3/3/10
-Homeless youth could benefit from bill, Chicagotalks, 2/26/2010
-Patti Smith still ignites passion when it counts, Chicago Tribune, 2/22/10
-The rise in youth homelessness, Radio Health Journal (450 radio stations), 2/21/10
- Thousands rally for tax increase to fix Illinois' budget, Rockford Register Star, 2/17/10
- Pro-tax groups protest budget cuts at Illinois' Capitol, Chicago Tribune, 2/17/10
- Thresholds workers ride rails in outreach effort, Chicago Tribune, 2/3/10
- Verses for adversity: Homeless young adults express themselves, Chicago Tribune, 1/29/10
- Chicago homeless shelter for veterans, Chicago Tribune, 1/20/10
- State rep candidates discuss homelessness issue at forum, Daily Northwestern, 1/21/10
- Labor groups and clergy link MLK legacy to immigration reform, In These Times, 1/20/10
2009
- Squatters take up residence in foreclosed homes, CBS-2 Chicago, 12/20/09
- Homeless advocates want TIF funds for affordable housing, NBC-5 Chicago, 12/18/09
- Chicago street battle: corporations vs. public interest, True/Slant, 12/16/09
- Tough TIF questions asked on Dearborn Street, Gapers Block, 12/16/09
- 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, 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 Chicago, 10/27/09
- Homeless targeted in paintball attacks, CBS-2 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, 8/11/09
- Chicago students survive homelessness, move on to college, Chicago Tribune, 8/7/09
- Affordable housing reality vs. illusion, Chicago Sun-Times, 7/30/09
- 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? 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
2008
- Homeless students face tough hurdles, Chicago Sun-Times, 12/14/08
- Chicago homeless hard hit by economic recession, Medill Reports, 12/12/08
- What's up with that? Time Out Chicago, 12/11/08-12/17/08
- Trains no longer home for the homeless, Chicago Sun-Times, 12/8/08
- Poll vaulting, Time Out Chicago, 10/30/08 - 11/5/08
- Housing activists make grassroots push, Progress Illinois, 11/3/08
- Voter registration drive targets homeless, WBEZ, 9/30/08. Or read from the WBEZ website here.
- Tim Unsworth, a longtime NCR columnist, dies, 5/1/08
- An issue we can't afford to lose sight of, Chicago Tribune, 4/20/08
- Youth sleep-outs by the state capitol, all-day rally Wednesday, April 9, 2008
- Obama's church battles `Negative Forces' in uproar over pastor, Bloomberg, 3/26/08
- Courtroom not the place to determine school matters, SouthtownStar, 2/24/08
- State can help kids get second chance, Daily Herald, 2/11/08
- Homeless crowd into police stations, Chicago Sun-Times, 1/21/08
- 'Freakonomics' researcher examines Chicago's sex trade, Chicago Tribune, 1/11/08
- Social workers criticize study of Chicago sex trade, Associated Press, 1/11/08
2007
- State's homeless youth need better resources, WBEZ, 12/20/07
- CCH pushes for change at the Heartland Presidential Forum, 12/08
- CCH staffer and Vietnam veteran José Vásquez, Hoy, 11/11/07
- CCH thanks Wilco for Millenium Park benefit concert
- City finds some success in steering homeless to permanent housing, Chicago Sun-Times, 9/19/07
- Crowded shelters may hit record for 'turn aways' this year, Chicago Sun-Times, 9/18/07
- Women face fight for spots in city's shelters, Chicago Sun-Times, 9/16/07
2006
- Ten year plan, Chicago Tribune, 1/20/06
- Les Brown, 64; helped found Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Chicago Sun-Times, 4/13/05
2005
- Study estimates there are nearly 25,000 homeless youths across Illinois, Chicago Tribune, 12/13/05
- Coalition marks 25 years of action, Chicago Tribune, 11/07/05
- Almost 9,000 Chicago students are homeless, Chicago Sun-Times, 7/20/05
- Homeless Group Remembers Deaths, WBEZ,12/22/05
2004