The state is reducing funding for homeless prevention and housing programs despite a 116% rise in homelessness, straining ...

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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.

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Legislators need to pass the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit bill, says Lore Baker, president of the Association for Individual Development.

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...

Illinois Politics Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases Lawmakers voted to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M.

No, it isn’t … we know that homelessness is an existential crisis, and the state of Illinois takes this seriously,” Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove, who serves on a state homeless ...

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