An estimated 68,440 people were unhoused in Chicago in 2021 with a sharp jump in the number of people staying on the street or in shelters, according to a new report released Thursday by the Chicago ...

Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted many suburbs, particularly those on the fringes of the metro area.

Chicago retained its longstanding position as the country's third-largest city despite experiencing a decline in population for yet another year, new U.S. Census Bureau data revealed. Updated numbers ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Chicago’s population continued to shrink last year, but ...

More than 18,800 Chicagoans experienced homelessness on a single night in January — a threefold increase over last year that was largely driven by 13,900 asylum-seekers who had no permanent place to ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Plenty of people picked up and moved from Chicago during ...

Illinois’ and Chicago’s sanctuary status, which protects immigrants who lack documentation, is the primary reason the state’s population increased by nearly 68,000 this year. The exodus of residents ...