The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program ...

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...

No, it isn’t … we know that homelessness is an existential crisis, and the state of Illinois takes this seriously,” Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove, who serves on a state homeless ...

Illinois Politics Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases Lawmakers voted to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M.

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.

A pair of buses is about to roll into Central Florida, but they won’t be picking up commuters or be part of our public ...

A rule change treats the federally funded preschool program like a welfare program and bars undocumented children from ...

If passed, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act will fund reentry programs that reduce recidivism and boost local economies.