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Posted inNews & Politics

Homeless in a pandemic-stricken Chicago

by Sarah Gelbard January 14, 2022January 18, 2022

Thousands have survived one pandemic winter, only to now face another, still waiting for shelters to have spaces for them, to hear their names called for a public housing unit.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘A city within a city’

by Adam M. Rhodes March 30, 2021August 18, 2021

Ten years after the last Cabrini-Green high-rise came down, former residents look back at the community that shaped them.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Winners and losers in the war on drugs

by Leonard C. Goodman November 13, 2019August 18, 2021

When it comes to marijuana, big-money political donors win while the rest of us keep losing.

Posted inArts & Culture

Residents reflect on rehabbed Lathrop Homes

by Maya Dukmasova September 18, 2019August 18, 2021

“I suffered too much to live here.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Five challengers take on 46th Ward alderman Cappleman from the left

by Maya Dukmasova February 18, 2019August 18, 2021

Gentrifying Uptown may be ready for the return of Helen Shiller’s spirit.

Posted inNews & Politics

Mayoral forum recap: all the answers, none of the bullshit

by Maya Dukmasova December 18, 2018September 22, 2021

At back-to-back forums last week 11 candidates fielded questions and even provided some answers.

Posted inBlogs

Lathrop launches lottery for affordable housing at revamped CHA complex

by Maya Dukmasova April 24, 2018August 18, 2021

One of Chicago’s oldest public housing developments is getting ready to reopen starting this summer on the north side.

Posted inBlogs

How Chicago’s Section 8 voucher voting bloc could sway local elections

by Maya Dukmasova October 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Households in the rental assistance program are a significant (and significantly overlooked) constituency in Chicago.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Chicago Housing Authority’s sleeping giant

by Maya Dukmasova October 18, 2017August 18, 2021

The CHA provides Section 8 vouchers to tens of thousands of low-income households. Is the agency trying to keep them from realizing their collective power?

Posted inNews & Politics

The Plan for Transformation has transformed Chicago’s built environment

by David Schalliol September 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Over the last decade, photographer David Schalliol has been diligently documenting the demolition and reconstruction of the city’s public housing. Selections from the series are now on display as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.

Posted inArts & Culture

Something Rotten, The Project(s), and eight more new stage shows to see now

by Chicago Reader July 19, 2017August 18, 2021

A touring Broadway hit and a youth revival from American Theater Company are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inNews & Politics

The National Public Housing Museum’s long journey home

by Maya Dukmasova July 5, 2017August 18, 2021

After 20 years of battling for its building, the nascent institution’s most significant challenges lie ahead.

Posted inBlogs

Armed with new data, the Chicago Housing Authority plans to give ‘supervouchers’ another try

by Maya Dukmasova June 8, 2017August 18, 2021

When the CHA scaled back supervouchers, people with disabilities were hurt the most, a new study finds.

Posted inBlogs

What will a Ben Carson-led HUD mean for the CHA?

by Maya Dukmasova January 4, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago Housing Authority has more autonomy than other local agencies, but that won’t totally protect it from major Congressional budget cuts.

Posted inBlogs

Court forces CHA to replace public housing lost at Lathrop on the north side

by Maya Dukmasova December 23, 2016August 18, 2021

But remaining residents still worry about how long replacement units will be kept affordable.

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