WGN Feature Story: The Affordable Housing Crisis in a Segregated Chicago
In Jefferson Park, on Chicago's Northwest Side, a group of residents has come together with stakeholders to support a proposed development that will contain 80 affordable, accessible units. This new organization, Neighbors for Affordable Housing in Jefferson Park (NfAH), coalesced to respond to explosive and often bigoted opposition to the proposal. With the capacity Chicago Housing Initiative member organizations and the stakeholders leading CHI member organizations, NfAH is
Press Round-up: Aldermen push for Affordable Housing Ordinance to Fight Segregation and Chicago'
A group of North and Northwest Side aldermen have committed to bringing at least 50 CHA-subsidized affordable housing into their wards and called for action on the Keeping the Promise Ordinance. While parts of Chicago have a great deal of subsidized housing, many North Side wards have welcomed very few low-income housing options. The result is a city segregated by race, by resources, and by opportunity. While high-poverty neighborhoods need investment and the replacement of
