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WBEZ In the Loop: City officials to conduct point-in-time count as report claims 58,000 Chicagoans are homeless

In the Loop with Sasha-Ann SimonsThe Department of Family and Support Services will conduct its point-in-time…
January 22, 2026 Read More

PRESS RELEASE: More Than 58,000 Chicagoans Experienced Homelessness in 2024, Decrease Suggests Temporarily Increased Resources Made an Impact

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) unveiled its latest estimate of homelessness in Chicago at a virtual event last night, revealing that 58,625 people experienced…
January 22, 2026 Read More

ABC 7 Chicago: Chicago organization says thousands more homeless in 2024 than city data show

By Sarah Schulte  How the government counts people who experience homelessness is quite different from…
January 21, 2026 Read More

FOX 32 Chicago: New report finds Chicago’s homeless population far higher than official count

January 21, 2026 Read More

WBEZ: More than 58,000 Chicagoans experienced homelessness, new report says

The Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness says the city’s official “point-in-time” count misses people living…
January 21, 2026 Read More

Heartland Signal: Judge blocks Trump admin changes that could have forced 170,000 families into homelessness

By Richard Eberwein Excerpt from the article: Permanent housing (also known as Housing First) is a…
December 30, 2025 Read More

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People Impacted by Homelessness Met via Outreach
309
Legal Clients Served by the Law Project
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2,220
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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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