Saturday, March 15, 2025

Search results for keyword: homeless found in 74 News.

weather
  • by david hall
Chicago, northern Illinois under severe weather watch; 2 to 3 inches of rain, high winds expected

Forecasters say 'torrential rains' are likely. Chicago is under a flood watch. The storm could drop 2 to 3 inches of rain and bring winds in excess of 58 mph. Another storm system could move through the region Monday evening.

2024-democratic-national-convention
  • by david hall
Johnson ally blasts city move to shut tent city as plan to 'hide Chicago’s homeless'

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) called out what he sees as a double standard in clearing the site in time for the DNC: “I didn’t think we would go from 'Bring Chicago Home' to 'Hide Chicago’s Homeless,' but here we are.”

chicago
  • by david hall
Missing Chicago woman’s loved ones beg for better search in Bahamas: 'Black women matter, Black trans women matter.'

Taylor Casey's friends and family called on government officials to prioritize her case and highlighted the lack of resources often given to missing cases of people and color and LGBTQ+ people.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Ahead of DNC, city officials to close, cordon off one of Chicago's largest, most visible homeless camps

Federal officials haven't asked that the "tent city" next to the Dan Ryan Expressway be cleared, but a top mayoral aide says she doesn't want to wait and then scramble.