News BuzzFeed News: A Photographer Documented The Housing Crisis By Asking People How They Became Homeless By Kate Bubacz The problem of unaffordable housing ā and the inextricable problem of people…chicoalitionDecember 13, 2021
News Chicago Tribune: Second-chance hiring gains momentum in Illinois but barriers remain. āI know of companies that prey on people with records because they know they need a job.ā By Jade Yan Over 20 years ago, SontcerĆ” McWilliams was driving her car on Chicagoās…chicoalitionNovember 24, 2021
News Chicago Sun-Times: To curb gun violence, Chicago must have more safe and affordable housing By Regan Thomas, M.D., president, Illinois State Medical Society As a resident of the 3rd…chicoalitionNovember 23, 2021
News Chicago Sun-Times: Sleepless night under Chicago stars affords time to contemplate youth homelessness By Mark Brown Snow flurries were falling Thursday evening in East Garfield Park when we…chicoalitionNovember 21, 2021
News Chicago Defender: LYTE Collective Aims to Reduce Homelessness on SouthSide By Danielle Sanders, Interim Managing Editor LYTE Collective serves young adults impacted by poverty and…chicoalitionOctober 27, 2021
News WTTW: Mayorās 2022 Budget Proposal Includes $214M in Housing Aid This story is part of WTTWās Firsthand initiative exploring poverty in Chicago. By Leslie Hurtado The cityās…chicoalitionSeptember 27, 2021
News WBEZ Chicago: Chicagoās Proposed Budget Would Steer Millions Toward Homelessness, Trees And More By Mariah Woelfel Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has long faced criticism that she hasnāt put…chicoalitionSeptember 27, 2021
News Southside Weekly: Social Security Backlogs Leave Unhoused Populations Vulnerable By Noah Tesfaye and Peter Winslow For the past six months, Michelle Thomas, a youth case manager…chicoalitionSeptember 24, 2021
News Streetwise: Right to Recovery Coalition Challenges Mayor’s Budget By Suzanne Hanney The Right to Recovery Coalition would agree with Mayor Lori Lightfoot that…chicoalitionSeptember 20, 2021
News Chicago Sun-Times: CPS students facing housing insecurity eligible for one-time $500 checks The payments will be part of the cityās efforts to reengage thousands of children who…chicoalitionSeptember 9, 2021