The coronavirus pandemic has made the situation more dire for people experiencing homelessness. Shelters had…
Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 4, 2021
By Laura Rodríguez Presa When Tony Winters saw city human services workers approach a small…
Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 28, 2021
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) said his volunteers cleared "unnecessary debris" from the Irving Park Blue…
Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 22, 2021
By Amanda Vinicky A federal judge has permanently banned Illinois’ panhandling law from being enforced…
Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A federal district court judge in Chicago struck down a state law…
Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 19, 2021
A string of fires and stabbings have many advocates worried, and challenges in reporting and…
Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 15, 2021
By Sarah Gelbard Jan. 14, 2021 A row of tents lining a narrow cement enclosure provide…
Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 14, 2021
What we witnessed on January 6 in Washington, D.C. was yet another example of the white supremacy that…
Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 7, 2021
Escalating homelessness in Chicago forced city officials to act boldly to mitigate the spread of…
Vanessa AlvarezDecember 23, 2020
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless is now Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (CCH).