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Upcoming Events

Event	Date	Location
2025 Home Illinois Summit	June 9-10, 2025	Crowne Plaza Rosemont, Rosemont, Illinois

Recorded Past Events

January 15, 2025 - Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Why Black Illinoisans are experiencing homelessness at a high rate
January 8, 2025 - WBEZ Chicago Black homelessness is twice the national average in Illinois
November 27, 2024 - WBEZ Chicago Sleepless nights for unhoused as winter approaches
June, 13, 2024 - Chicago Tiny Home 2.0 Summit, Christine Haley, Illinois' Chief Homeless Officer, 6-13-2024
May, 01, 2024 - WTTW Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Black Illinoisans More Likely to Become Homeless: Report
April, 25, 2024 - WGN Chicago, Pritzker, UIC discuss report focused on Black homelessness in Illinois
December 22, 2021 - Illinois Public Media, The 21st Show, Christine Haley on Homelessness in Illinois