The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing ...

In a roundtable with Rep. Eric Sorensen, fire and EMS officials highlighted how underfunding, Medicaid cuts, and unfunded ...

A federal tax credit expansion could bring 35,000 new affordable housing units to Illinois, but challenges remain.

Plus: Single-stair reform in Nashville, an inclusionary zoning lawsuit in Seattle, and a zoning-created full-service Popeyes ...

Illinois has a shortage of about 142,000 housing units and must build 227,000 in the next five years to keep pace with demand, a number that would require recent annual production rates to double ...

New homes under construction on May 14, 2025, in Hampshire. Illinois has a shortage of about 142,000 housing units and must build 227,000 in the next five years to keep pace with demand, a report ...

From increased deductions on mortgage interest to more incentives for low-income housing construction, the 'Big Beautiful ...

Illinois received a Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling, or SWIFR, grant from the U.S. EPA to support the study. A report to the legislature is due Dec. 1, 2026.

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program designed to end homelessness in Illinois.

Pritzker’s administration had previously targeted housing programs for substantial increases in recent years. The FY26 budget appropriated $263.7 million for Home Illinois, down from $290.3 ...