The Streeterville neighborhood in downtown Chicago is about to get a new hotel in a building that was used as a migrant ...

Throughout the Chicago area, more people have been surrendering their pets. It is overwhelming shelters and rescues. In Chicago, Animal Care and Control reports that in 2024, 2,078 pets were ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago animal shelter wants you to take a dip in chilly Lake Michigan on Jan. 24 to support their cause. The 7th Annual Shelter Shiver brings some of the bravest pet-lovers ...

As freezing Arctic winds started to blow into Chicago, bringing the coldest weather in seven years, city officials and non-profit outreach groups on Thursday began conducting their annual count of the ...

One pastor shared how his congregation and community are helping welcome the influx migrants to Chicago and trying to meet their needs. If migrants are successful in securing a court date for an ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- People are giving up pets they brought home during the pandemic, filling animal shelters amid a veterinarian shortage. PAWS Chicago, a no-kill shelter that works with Chicago Animal ...

NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV) and Telemundo Chicago (WSNS-TV) announced 3,347 pets were adopted from area animal shelters during NBCUniversal Local’s 11th annual Clear The Shelters pet adoption and donation ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- A North Side shelter is using a first-of-its-kind dorm room model to bring stability and restored dignity to men who are homeless. Shelter leaders said providing clients with their ...

CHICAGO -- Over 30 dogs and cats, refugees from Hurricane Irma, arrived in Chicago Saturday from shelters in Florida. Hurricane Irma, a category 3 storm, is expected to bring 125 mph winds up ...

The sweet smell of chicken soup filled Ari’s home as she cooked dinner while her husband was at work. Her 2-year-old son was napping, but his toys adorned the living room floor. “I’m so sorry for the ...

In front of a migrant shelter in a former warehouse in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, hundreds gathered on Wednesday evening to honor the life of 5-year-old Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero and to show ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Nine puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people arrived Wednesday at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago, joining dozens of puppies that ...