What the ‘Home Illinois’ plan reveals about the state of homelessness in Ill.
By Bernarda MalevskaCapitol News Illinoisbmalevska@capitolnewsillinois.com Homelessness in Illinois decreased overall by 6% between 2025 and 2026, but chronic homelessness, where people have been homeless more than once in the last year and have a disabling condition, rose by 28%, according to a new state report. Five years after governor JB