“Last year homelessness increased 116% in the state of Illinois,” Doug Kenshol, co-founder of the Illinois Shelter Alliance, ...

Recovery advocates across Southern Illinois are sounding the alarm after the state cut funding for the region’s ...

Article Summary. Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget reduced funding for programs serving homeless people by more than $14 million from the previous year.

Pritzker’s administration had previously targeted housing programs for substantial increases in recent years. The FY26 budget appropriated $263.7 million for Home Illinois, down from $290.3 ...

Illinois' $55.1 billion budget that took effect July 1 reduces total funding for housing programs by more than $14 million, including Pritzker’s signature initiative designed to eliminate ...

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, ... Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases. BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Jul 5, 2025 ...

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program designed to end homelessness in Illinois.

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...