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Homeless Youth Population Spiking Amid Recession
New numbers out Tuesday reveal child homelessness is up 38% during this recession, which means a staggering 1.6 million American children are homeless annually.
Family Guide To Thanksgiving Volunteering
Consider volunteering your time at one of many places that help those in need during the holidays. There are a variety of tasks you could do from cooking, serving food, preparing care packages, driving, and even just visiting…
Up To 2,000 To Experience Homelessness For 1 Night
As many as 2,000 people will experience homelessness for one night in the western suburbs, in an effort to draw attention and raise funds for homeless families.
Shelter Cuts Will Put More Homeless On Streets, Advocates Say
Ahead of a bitterly cold and snowy winter, Chicago area homeless shelters are worried government funding cuts will mean more people on the streets.
Donations Pour In To Pay For Cremation For Slain Homeless Man
An outpouring of public donations has paid for the cremation of a homeless Vietnam-era veteran who was killed in downtown Elgin.
Homeless Runners To Compete In Chicago Marathon
On Sunday, 45,000 runners will pound the pavement in the Chicago Marathon. Crossing the finish line after 26.2 grueling miles will a be life changing moment, but even more so for two men who hope it’s the start of a successful run towards turning their lives around.
Family Wants Funeral For Homeless Elgin Man Killed In Fire Extinguisher Attack
After a tragic life, an Elgin man’s children say they at least want their father to have the kind of funeral he wanted.
Officers: Police Stations Shouldn’t Be Homeless Shelters
The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is concerned about police station lobbies becoming homeless shelters in bad weather.
Student Homelessness On The Rise
Illinois educators are bracing for another rise in the number of homeless students. Last year, 35,619 Illinois students were homeless — up more than 1,800 students from the previous year and continuing a disturbing three-year trend, CBS 2′s Vince Gerasole reports.
Heat Wave Especially Hard On The Homeless
While many Chicagoans have plenty of options to escape the heat, it’s not so easy for the homeless.
Homeless Man Held In Murder Of World War II Vet, 94
A homeless man has been held without bond, on charges that he killed a 94-year-old World War II veteran who let the man stay at his home last year.
Bulls’ Butler Goes From Homeless To First Round Pick
There was a time when Jimmy Butler didn’t have a home. Considering he now has one in the NBA, he sure has come a long way.
Wheaton Man Wants To Convert Old School For Homeless
A Wheaton builder is holding a rally for the homeless this evening at the old Hubble Middle School, hoping to drum up support for his vision to transform the building into a center for the homeless.
StreetWise Seeks To Keep The Needy Safe
The organization behind StreetWise magazine is stepping up efforts to keep panhandlers off the streets and safe.
Mentally Ill Homeless Facing Harsher Reality
The city’s homeless population has grown, and agencies facing funding shortfalls can’t keep up with the need for their services.
Homeless Man Arrested, Can’t Sleep In Jail
Police said a homeless man who was arrested after refusing to leave the northwest suburban Elgin police station’s lobby Monday told them he wanted to sleep in the building’s jail.
Homeless Man Wants Name On Ballot
A homeless man is asking a court to put his name on the Chicago election ballot.
Homeless Announcer Records Spots For Kraft
Northfield-based Kraft Foods has hired homeless radio announcer and Internet sensation Ted Williams for commercial voiceover work, according to a published report.
Homeless Brave Danger Out Of Desperation
Christmas Eve was a good day for Gwen Ingram. She was able to get a meal and a couple of toys at the Reverend Paul Hall’s annual holiday food drive on south Ashland.
Cold, Really Cold, Weather Ahead
If you think it’s cold now, just wait. The forecast calls for sharply colder weather next week, with daytime temperatures barely above single digits.
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- House Passes Concealed Carry Plan Opposed By Senate LeaderGun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances -- including Chicago's ban on assault weapons.220
- Two Shot Near Roosevelt CTA StationAround 11:10 a.m., a 57-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were shot in the 1100 block of South State Street.256
- Store Owner Kidnapped In Pilsen, SUV StolenPolice said the 78-year-old man was closing the store in the 1100 block of West 18th Street when a group of men threw a pillowcase over his head, hit him in the face, and forced him into his own SUV.248
- Man Found Shot To Death In Zion Supermarket Parking LotThe man found shot to death in a parking in north suburban Zion on Thursday afternoon has been identified as a Waukegan resident.152
- School Warns Parents Of Kidnapping Attempt On PlaygroundA man tried to abduct a 4th grader from the playground at Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School at 3730 N Oakley Ave on Wednesday.150
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