Stories from the COVID-19 Pandemic
A few weeks ago several members of the Chicago Housing Initiative gathered to share their stories about COVID-19. Follow the links and...
Chicago Sun Times: Housing Advocates offer Mayor Lightfoot a plan to address city's inequity, s
Mayor Lightfoot was urged Wednesday to replace "patchwork planning by Aldermanic prerogative" with community-development decision-making...
Crains Chicago: Aldermen seek to Address Affordable Housing, Segregation
A group of about 20 aldermen is reintroducing a series of ordinances aimed at increasing affordable housing in Chicago—in some cases,...
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...
Chicago Tribune Cover Story: Chicago Housing Authority stockpiles cash, pays debts as families lang
"While tens of thousands of families languished on a waiting list for assistance, the Chicago Housing Authority paid off practically all...
What is the Keeping the Promise Campaign?
The Keeping the Promise Campaign is an effort to drop homelessness in Chicago and dramatically increase access to affordable housing at...
