The director of a shelter in Lancaster County says homelessness continues to get worse and more resources are needed to help people get off the street.

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By Atmika Iyer
For Capitol News Illinois
and Medill Illinois News Bureau atmikaiyer2025@u.northwestern.edu CHICAGO – With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state funding to prevent homelessness and provide shelter to people without homes. 
That would come on top of the $290 million the state is spending this year on homelessness services. Advocates hope t…

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That would come on top of the $290 million the state is spending this year on homelessness services. The number of people experiencing homelessness in Illinois more than doubled between 2023 and 2024, according to federal data released this month. Most of that increase was a result of migrants who came to Chicago—many of them on buses chartered by Texas state agencies.

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Tents are pictured near Montrose Beach in Chicago. Dozens of homeless encampments dot the city’s lakefront parks. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Warns of shelter system gridlock due to bed shortage, lack of affordable housing By ATMIKA IYER and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois 
CHICAGO – With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase…

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Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100M state funding boost to fight homelessness

By Atmika IyerFor Capitol News Illinoisand Medill Illinois News Bureauatmikaiyer2025@u.northwestern.edu With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state funding to prevent homelessness and provide shelter to people without homes. That would come on top of the $290 million the state is spending...

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Chicago – With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state funding to prevent homelessness and provide shelter to people without homes.That would come on top of the $290 million the state is spending this year on homelessness services.Advocates hope the new funding can build on lessons the state learned since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in opening new …

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