The top item on the wishlist for Twin Cities Homeless Shelter is available just a few minutes’ drive from the shelter. “Right now, what I’d really like, and they are on sale at Menards, are those 27-gallon storage totes,” shelter director Myles Newberry said.

While the appearance of the Twin Cities Homeless Shelter could be a single-family home, the face of homelessness has been changing over recent years, creating challenges for Myles Newberry and his two-person staff. 

Grundy Area PADS is seeking input from the community in Morris regarding the construction of a future winter shelter for those in need in the city.

On Jan. 12 in North Chicago, the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center will recognize and thank local landlords who provide much-needed housing to homeless veterans, and veterans at risk of becoming homeless.

The Sterling PADS Shelter is seeing the need for the shelter at an all-time high.

The new position would be shared between the Yorkville Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. The social worker would bring “specialized expertise and support" to the department.

DuPagePads will begin offering an overnight warming site at their Access Center, 703 W. Liberty Dr. in Wheaton.

Since its 1988 founding by Wheaton residents Mark Milligan and the late Bob Wahlgren, Bridge Communities has worked with more than 1,000 families to secure housing

With frigid temperatures sinking the mercury in the St. Charles area, the city is offering a few warming centers and safe havens throughout town.

Operation Jesus volunteers will personally deliver the care packages to homeless individuals in downtown Chicago on Christmas morning.

DuPagePads has received the largest private gift in its history. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos have recognized the nonprofit with a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund.

The Kankakee County Homeless Task Force hosted its third homelessness summit at Kankakee Community College, and said the number of people entering homeless each month has reached an average of zero.

In an effort to gain a handle on homelessness, a group of business and community leaders is working on ways to deal with the growing situation.

The Yorkville City Council passed amendments to its public camping ordinance on Oct. 14, including eliminating restrictions on sleeping in public places, cars on public streets, or in the park during open hours.

Following weeks of resident feedback, the Yorkville city council is drawing amendments for the homeless-fining, or “public camping” ordinance. The amended ordinance is being voted on next city council meeting. No alderman has currently spoken in favor of full repeal.

DuPagePads will hold its 23rd annual Wake Up Your Spirit Breakfast held from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Nov. 5 at Abbington Distinctive Banquets.

Having had its own overnight homeless shelter plan denied, Fortitude has come up with an alternative for the coming fall and winter months.

Fortitude Community Outreach leadership has no plans to have its bus shelter return for a third year.

The discussion will be preceded by a presentation on the matter by the Yorkville Police Department and the Kendall County Health Department during the Sept. 23 meeting at City Hall.

Participants will enjoy an evening of dining at Tom Kelly’s Chophouse, Gatto’s Italian Restaurant and Bar, Hog Wild and JBD White Horse Inn in New Lenox area.

The Plano Library is holding an going drive to collect items to assist homeless individuals now through Dec. 15.

By a 12-0 vote, the Kankakee City Council turned down a conditional use permit request by Fortitude Community Outreach to operate a homeless shelter.

The Kankakee City Council denied a conditional use permit request by Fortitude Community Outreach to operate a homeless shelter on East Court Street by a 12-0 vote on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill homeless people in a discussion on the network last week, saying his remark was “extremely callous.”

Trinity Services began in 1950 when a group of parents started a school for their children, who had developmental disabilities and no options for education. By 2017, Trinity Services had become a statewide organization with 1,200 employees and a $56 million budget.

The Yorkville mayor said he'd like to form a community group to discuss providing access to social services for the community's homeless and possibly amending the recently adopted ordinance.

A move to have a permit for Fortitude Community Outreach to operate an overnight homeless shelter voted upon Tuesday failed to reach the floor and the matter will head to the Kankakee City Council on Sept. 15 for its vote.

MorningStar Mission serves all of Will County by providing food, housing, recovery, counseling and guidance with many programs for individuals. 

Yorkville city officials confirmed they are considering amending their recently approved ordinance to fine and possibly imprison the city’s homeless if they repeatedly refuse social services.

Fortitude Community Outreach gained its needed initial approval, however, its next step will be an OK from the Kankakee City Council in September.

Through a thunderstorm and unforgiving heat, organizers against Yorkville’s recently adopted ordinance fining and possibly jailing the city’s homeless, are making waves. Their campsite outside City Hall protests what the ordinance labels a “public camping” nuisance.

A Kankakee Planning Board hearing on Tuesday could play a significant role in determining the future of Fortitude Community Outreach's homelessness services in Kankakee.

Yorkville adopted an ordinance this week to fine and possibly jail the homeless persons and one resident is speaking out, saying the community needs "a humane and ethical way' to resolve issues.

CG Granite Countertops will host a special open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 16 featuring a pop-up showcase of fall fashions by Cabi.

DuPagePads will hold the 23rd annual Rock & Bowl to End Homelessness event from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at Fox Bowl, 1101 Butterfield Road in Wheaton.

Culver’s restaurants in Dixon and Rock Falls partnered with TwinCities and PADS homeless shelters during the month of June, donating over $1,500 from a share day event and shelter-requested items given by the community.

The TALK-LINE interview for July 16 featured Shaw Local News representatives Charlene Bielema and Brandon Clark discussing local happenings, including the homeless situation in Sterling.

Myles Newberry speaks about the current conditions Tuesday, July 15, 2025, for homeless shelter needs in the area.

Seven months after Sterling approved a controversial public camping ordinance to address increasing complaints of homeless individuals breaking the law or harassing people, only a handful of citations have been issued and the broader issues surrounding homelessness remain.

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

The downtown Kankakee Salvation Army is overwhelmed by a cash shortage and is having greater troubles serving those in need.

The Interagency Task Force on Homelessness is a statewide initiative housed within the Illinois Department of Human Services. Its mission is to lead and coordinate efforts to reduce homelessness and unnecessary institutionalization.

People in the community can bring their itemized or monetary donations to either Culver’s of Dixon to support PADS Homeless Shelter or Culver’s of Rock Falls to support TwinCities Homeless Shelter.

Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter temporarily move its Ottawa operations to the former YMCA building on Jackson Street while construction begins on a new shelter facility.

The results are in from the most recent annual assessment of unhoused individuals in Lake County.

MorningStar Mission in Joliet launches Sponsor-A-Bed program in which a donation of $37.37 supports one night for a client.

A federal program is working behind the scenes to ensure students experiencing homelessness, including those in the Sauk Valley, do not fall between the cracks.

A longtime advocate for people experiencing homelessness and a mother of seven who broke the cycle of homelessness recently shared tips and resources to moms at Daybreak Center in Joliet.

Sandra Moore of Joliet, owner of Candy Kouture, also designs clothing to meet her customers's vision and styles.

Brightening midwinter will be concerts spanning diverse styles, along with a Market Craft Fair and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra appearing in the western suburbs.