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

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

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.

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. Facing a tight budget year with ...

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

Friendship House food pantry in Peoria, Illinois has been forced to close due to federal funding delays, leaving hundreds of ...