With another migrant shelter opening, some demand more attention for Chicago's unhoused
Five more buses arrived in Chicago on Monday alone.
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Five more buses arrived in Chicago on Monday alone.
As migrants continue to arrive in Chicago, the city is scrambling to find more housing options – with the latest temporary shelter opening in Pilsen. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray spoke with Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) before the meeting where they'll talk about two shelters. One for migrants and one to address homelessness.
It's a continued effort to combat homelessness and provide critical support to Chicago's most vulnerable residents.
If it passes, it will lead to a ballot referendum allowing voters to decide whether to restructure the real estate transfer tax - a one-time tax paid when an estate changes ownership.
According to new data, there are currently more than 68,000 homeless people in the city.
According to new data, there are currently more than 68,000 homeless people in the city.
The people receiving help were sleeping on the street before they found Bonnie Kahn Ognisanti, a caring township official. CBS 2's Joe Donlon reports.
It's a place to feel dignity for those who need it, even when there's nothing else.
"It's a really great time to show up. To really show up for the community."
It comes in response to the city's plans to increase funding for incoming migrants.
It comes in response to the city's plans to increase funding for incoming migrants.
The event honors the homeless and formerly homeless individuals being served by the nonprofit.
One woman spent months in a shelter at Lincoln Park Community Services, LPCS, after she lost her West Side home.
Only on 2, we met two women who have spent months working on themselves in a different way: going from homeless to housed. They got a confidence boost from getting glammed up.
As part of the two-year ALL INside initiative, the city will partner with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and all of its 19 federal member agencies for up to two years.
The city will partner with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and all of its 19 federal member agencies for up to two years.
Tinley Park's Together We Cope has had it's own setbacks in recent months, but CBS 2's Shardaa Gray shows us how they are getting back on their feet.
"We absolutely, fundamentally cannot have people sleeping in our airports who are homeless," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot this week said homeless people sleeping at the airport is not acceptable. But as CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman reports, homeless advocates are wondering where all those people will end up.
In this sixth and final installment of "Mean Street Diary," Walter Jacobson finally makes it into a shelter and reflects on his experiences, as he spent 48 hours undercover as a homeless man during a brutal Chicago winter. Original airdate: Friday, Feb. 22, 1991.
First, Walter Jacobson finds some kindness and the beginnings of camaraderie in meeting some people experiencing homelessness (original airdate: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1991). Then, Jacobson learns it's a challenge to get into a homeless shelter without an "in" (original airdate: Thursday, Feb. 21, 1991), as he spent 48 hours undercover as a homeless man during a brutal Chicago winter.
First, Walter Jacobson is unable to get into a shelter to sleep and ends up lying on the steps of a police station (original airdate: Monday, Feb. 18, 1991). Then, Jacobson is ejected from Union Station and hits the streets (original airdate: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 1991), as he spent 48 hours undercover as a homeless man during a brutal Chicago winter.
In this first installment of "Mean Street Diary," Walter Jacobson shows how he was directed to go away at fancy and casual restaurants alike, and at City Hall, as he spent 48 hours undercover as a homeless man during a brutal Chicago winter. Original airdate: Sunday, Feb. 17, 1991. CBS 2's Brad Edwards has an introduction that ran on our stream in 2021.
You can take part in a different kind of a drive at McCormick Place.
