Gov. Pat Quinn joined local leaders and volunteers on Thursday in breaking ground on a new housing development in Chicago for female veterans with children,…
Posts tagged as “Homelessness”
Donald Morris was given a chance to get off the streets and end his struggle with chronic homelessness when he signed up to be a…
Many teens walk through the city with the brightest of smiles on their faces, but with uncertainty just beneath the surface. Some young adults in…
via YouTube Craig Key, 50, is homeless. He grew up on Chicago’s south side in the Lakefront and Rainbow Beach area. Three weeks ago, after…
Wicker Park residents told police last month that they are tired of being harassed by the homeless on sidewalks, especially outside of convenient stores. The…
Would you go out of your way to donate to the needy? That’s what Conscious Alliance, a Colorado-based organization, does through grassroots concerts and art all…
In downtown Chicago, an institution celebrated its 30th anniversary while reflecting on its latest triumph: the employment of more than 27,000 Illinoisans this year. But…
Image by Louis Kreusel via Flickr In years past, Gerald Casey was a “shepherd of the devil,” he said, moving 15 kilos of cocaine a…