This week’s video features commentary on the increase in homelessness in Chicago and Illinois.
For more information on the issue, see coverage in the Austin Weekly News, WIFR, MSN and CBS News.
To help, visit Housing Forward, Housing Action Illinois, Good Night Chicago, the Night Ministry and Digs with Dignity.
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Newsclips
Illinois Democrats plot ways to blunt policies after Trump takes office
Calls widen for police district councilor’s resignation
Advocates, lawmakers seek to legalize prostitution in Illinois
Can Chicago make its streets safe for students to walk and bike to school?
Teen missing four months found hiding in Chicago basement: U.S. Marshals
The final store at a now-shuttered suburban mall will soon close its doors
Housing
Small landlords who charge affordable rent struggle to stay afloat
Health
Mayor Johnson reopens Roseland Mental Health Clinic
Education
Pedro Martinez timeline: A look at the CEO’s milestones — and demise — with CPS
Four Chicago magnet schools to share $15 million federal grant to implement personalized learning
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates on contract negotiations, future of Chicago Public Schools
Creation care
Chicagoans kept nearly 300 tons of food out of landfills thanks to city composting program
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