A referendum on primary ballots in 77 Chicago precincts showed 75 percent support of repealing the Rent Control Preemption Act.
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The Cook County Land Bank is chipping away at abandoned properties one house at a time
Now in its third year, the agency is trying to make a dent in rehabbing the area’s more than 42,000 vacant buildings.
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The real housing bad guys
Aldermen wonder if the city’s new housing plans will do enough to address the foreclosure crisis.
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When $55 million isn’t enough
Chicago receives $55 million from the feds to address its housing crisis, and it’s not nearly enough.
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No end in sight
A new article in the New Yorker–and grim economic data in Chicago–underscore the need for action beyond bailing out Wall Street.
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Housing, schmousing
The city gives an update on its affordable housing program, but where are all the ears?
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Who will get to live in Chicagolandâs 402 “transit zones”?
The next gentrification frontier