Department of Family and Support Services
O’Hare Airport ‘Flushed Out’ People Experiencing Homelessness As Security Presence Increases
"They told me I had to leave and that they won't let me back in," one woman said. "I asked them where I could go. They said, 'It's not our problem.'"
City Says They’ll Move 250 Migrants Into Closed Wadsworth School In Woodlawn This Month
The migrants — single men and women who are mostly asylum seekers — will move into the former school campus in Woodlawn starting the week of Jan. 23. The campus will be a shelter for up to two years, city officials said.
As Brutal Cold Hits, Advocates For Unhoused People Call On City To Deploy Warming Buses, Offer Hotels To Those In Need
The city said it's covering costs to keep nonprofit shelters open 24 hours and urged anyone in need of a warm place to call 311.
Man Giving Winter Tents To People Who Are Homeless Says City Officials Will No Longer Threaten Teardowns
Andy Robledo said the city told him they won't remove tents. Now he wants to build tiny homes for people in desperate need of housing.
City May Tear Down Warm Tents Man Passed Out To Chicagoans Who Are Homeless
Andy Robledo is planning a protest Thursday in the West Loop after city crews posted notices the tents he donated could be tossed. "Lori can come tear the tents down, but she better have apartments ready," he said.
City Wanted To Use Closed Woodlawn School To House Migrants, Ald. Taylor Says. But Lightfoot’s Office Says ‘No Plans’
Woodlawn residents spoke out against bringing migrants there, saying it “made no sense” to place Latino migrants in a predominantly Black community with few services for Spanish speakers.
City’s Plan To Address Rogers Park Tent City Must Include Housing For People Now Living In Park, Alderman Says
A plan of action on the Touhy Park encampment has yet to materialize but it should include a "push" to house people as the winter nears, Ald. Maria Hadden (49th) said.
Cooling Centers Close Too Early Amid Dangerous Heat, Putting Residents — Especially Those Who Are Homeless — At Risk, Some Say
Chicago activated cooling centers around the city this week — but many of them close at 5 p.m., even as temperatures stayed dangerously warm.
After Propane Tank Explosions, Cappleman Pushes To Clear Uptown Tent Cities — But City Says No
Ald. James Cappleman wants to move residents our of viaducts and to open park space. Instead, the city will form a task force to look into safety issues around homeless encampments.
Home Run Inn Giving 10,000 Free Pizzas To Chicagoans In Need For Its 75th Birthday
Shelters, child care and senior centers will receive frozen Home Run Inn pizzas in their dining services.
Facing Eviction? There’s Still Time To Apply For Chicago’s Rental Assistance Program
Those facing eviction or homelessness can apply to the Rental Assistance Program until Jan. 31 to get money for past or future rent payments, or security deposits.
City Matches Touhy Park Tent City Residents With Housing In New Push To Fight Homelessness
An "accelerated moving event" was held Thursday at a tent city in the North Side park, but promises from city officials were met with skepticism from some.
Little Village Parents Call On City To Find Housing For People Living Under Viaduct Along School Route
Parents say some residents at an encampment have harassed students walking to school. But they don't want the city to kick them out — they want officials to find them homes.
Animal Control Employee Sexually Assaulted 2 Coworkers, City Watchdog Says
An animal control worker was fired and a supervisor was suspended for failing to report the sexual assault to his superior, the city's Inspector General's report states.
With City Funding Cut, Englewood Day Care Center Battles To Reopen: ‘You’re Taking Away A Safe Haven’
"If the mayor is a supporter of high quality programming, and we know she is because she said so, why is a successful program being defunded?"
South Side Cooling Centers Open As Heat Index Hits The 100s This Week
It's going to be a hot week. Here's where to stay cool on the South Side.
