Illinois Department of Human Services

It is supposed to be a lifeline: more than a billion dollars in federal rental and utility assistance funds earmarked by Congress for Americans hit hardest by the pandemic. Illinois received a decent chunk of those funds: more than $800 million.  But records obtained by NBC 5 Responds show much of the state’s funding still sits in an account —…

Illinois has received funds to help those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but much of the money has yet to be dispersed. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker has an exclusive look at why most of the funds remain untapped.

More than 100,000 Illinoisans told a recent U.S. Census survey that they fear eviction or having their homes foreclosed on in the next two months — a result likely from the COVID-19 pandemic’s wrath on the economy.

Illinois and federal officials are encouraging people to bring expired and unused prescription drugs to collection sites.

A former social worker at a suburban Chicago mental health center has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to a sexual misconduct charge involving a patient with a disability. Christy Lenhardt’s plea entered Friday stems from an investigation into allegations she engaged in sexual misconduct between November 2014 and July 2017 with a patient at the...

A St. Charles man who claimed he was God after stabbing his father to death in 2017 was found not guilty Thursday when a judge ruled that he was legally insane at the time of the slaying.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state as Chicago prepares to see the coldest day on record, mobilizing state resources for the hardest-hit areas to effectively “respond and recover.”

The state of Illinois is partnering with a local food bank to provide free milk to low-income families in the Chicago area.

Chance the Rapper says he’s donating $1 million to help improve mental health services in Chicago.

A 53-year-old South Elgin woman who worked as a social worker at a mental health center in the northwest suburbs is accused of sexual misconduct with a patient.

A 64-year-old woman was found dead early Wednesday after a fire overtook a home in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood, according to Chicago Police.

An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services report details a troubled mother’s abuse of her children and recognizes the agency could have removed the five siblings from her home long before she killed her 4-year-old daughter.

The West Side Heroin Task Force held a town hall meeting Tuesday at Malcolm X College in Chicago’s Near West Side neighborhood to discuss the ongoing “opioid crisis.”

A registered sex offender from Kentucky has been deemed a “sexually violent person” by a jury.

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced the launch of a 14 state partnership Monday that encourages individuals to invest money on behalf of people with a disability or blindness without jeopardizing their federal disability benefits.