Readers responded with concern and compassion to a column two weeks ago about the struggles of a Fox Valley homeless family ...

"After 30 years of abusive behavior from a kid who sucked all of the oxygen from the room, I made my peace with the fact that ...

The crisis of homelessness sometimes seems unsolvable. But a new year means a new start for a mother and son, who show there ...

Time for a cozy movie night! Grab the popcorn, gummy bears, chocolate-covered raisins, and I'll prepare the fluffy blankets.

Attorney General Douglas B. Moylan has accused Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero’s administration of promoting “a culture of homelessness” in which residents and immigrants are allowed to set up tents ...

The Northern Illinois Food Bank's chart shows that it plans to serve around 570,000 people in suburban Chicago this month, ...

Even before the door opened wide late Thursday morning, the odor of urine was easy for the visitors to smell. Once inside, as a friendly but poorly trained Labradoodle hopped up on them in greeting, ...

With the cold weather keeping me inside I found myself asking, “How can Cape May County be the only county in the state of New Jersey with no overnight homeless shelter?” Let’s take politics out of ...

As a girl, Diana Stanley had a love of 'all the ones who looked different.' As an adult, she channeled it into helping Palm ...

For over 20 years, volunteers in Champaign County have come together for the Annual Point-in-Time Count.Tonight, teams spread ...