By Josh Chesler, September 23, 2022 In February 2010, Patti Smith played a benefit concert for the Chicago Coalition…
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By Maddie Ellis September 20, 2022
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development identified 5,390 people experiencing homelessness in Chicago.
But in a new report released Tuesday, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless put forth a different count: 65,611.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2022/09/20/an-estimated-65611-people-in-chicago-experienced-homelessness-in-2020-coalition-report-says/By Maddie Ellis, September 20, 2022 In 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development identified…
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By Kyle Swenson August 24, 2022 SEATTLE — Handwritten notes were everywhere, taped into car windows…
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By Mike Lowe August 16, 2022 CHICAGO — From Los Angeles to New York, homelessness is reaching crisis levels…
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By Grant Schwab August 15, 2022 Over the last two weekends of July, the City held…
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By Erica Gunderson July 31, 2022
In June, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless gave Mayor Lori Lightfoot a failing report card on her administration’s progress on the issue. Now, they’re rallying support among City Council members for their Bring Chicago Home campaign.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2024/03/20/bring-chicago-home-referendum-election-votesBy Igor Studenkov July 22, 2022 Around 50 to 60 members of the Bring Chicago Home…
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By Michael Loria July 21, 2022
A coalition of advocates for the homeless protested outside the offices of two City Council members this week in a push to get a question added to the November ballot that would create dedicated funding to provide housing for people living on the street.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/21/23271725/homeless-chicago-violence-housing-coalition-tax-increase-ballot-question-waguespack-ervin
