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

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

New requirements mandate the state pay for a greater share of program. How will that impact Illinois’ new budget?

State and local governments may have to pick up the costs of feeding the hungry to make up for federal cuts, U.S. Rep. Sean ...

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction.

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction. Facing a tight budget year with ...

Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget reduced funding for programs serving homeless people by more than $14 million from the previous year. JB Pritzker’s “Home Illinois” initiative aimed at reaching ...

On Thursday, elected officials, as well as food bank and food pantry leaders, discussed the local effects of changes to the ...