It was a connect-the-dots moment in Chicago as the following news stories recently broke in rapid succession. Chicago Public School enrollment fell again. It’s now down more than 115,000 students over the last 20 years. There are homeless camps in many parks and under viaducts, including Touhy Park on the far north side. That’s where […]
Tag: Chicago Housing Authority
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Homeless in a pandemic-stricken Chicago
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.
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Is this library politics?
A new building filled with social service and education amenities at Altgeld Gardens is a test case for the limits of design and architecture.
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Rapper SG Ali carries a torch for Cabrini-Green
Rapper SG Ali makes her label debut with her new single and video, “Drank on the Block.”
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Domestic violence survivors battle to keep legally protected housing subsidies
She fell behind on rent. Then her landlord sued. Then the Chicago Housing Authority threatened to terminate her voucher.
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Homeless during a pandemic
Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.
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Up in the air
What federal law means for some Chicago residents who want to smoke pot
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Residents reflect on rehabbed Lathrop Homes
“I suffered too much to live here.”
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Five challengers take on 46th Ward alderman Cappleman from the left
Gentrifying Uptown may be ready for the return of Helen Shiller’s spirit.
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The 20th Ward aldermanic race is rife with bad faith and good ideas
A Pritzker-backed machine operator, a rogue three-time candidate, a U of C darling, and lots of idealistic novices compete in a ward known for corruption.
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Mayoral forum recap: all the answers, none of the bullshit
At back-to-back forums last week 11 candidates fielded questions and even provided some answers.
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Lathrop launches lottery for affordable housing at revamped CHA complex
One of Chicago’s oldest public housing developments is getting ready to reopen starting this summer on the north side.
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National Public Housing Museum’s new show informs, memorializes, but doesn’t point fingers
The museum, slated to open on the west side in 2018, gives audiences a taste of its curatorial approach at Archeworks
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How Chicago’s Section 8 voucher voting bloc could sway local elections
Households in the rental assistance program are a significant (and significantly overlooked) constituency in Chicago.
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The Chicago Housing Authority’s sleeping giant
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?