Chicago conducting annual homeless count as coldest weather of the season rolls in

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Jan. 23, 2026, midnight
Last Updated Jan. 23, 2026, midnight
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-homeless-count-2026-cold-weather/

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As freezing Arctic winds started to blow into Chicago, bringing the [ coldest weather in seven years ][1] , city officials and non-profit outreach groups on Thursday began conducting their annual count of the city's homeless population. The annual count not only helps determine how many unhoused p...