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Home » housing

Tag: housing

Posted inNews & Politics

Joy and struggle

by Annabel Rocha, Jhaylin Benson, Jerrel Floyd and City Bureau December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Chatham food-service worker cooperative ChiFresh Kitchen starts a housing co-op.

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Posted inAgenda

Piñatta pop-up, The Pay’s the Thing, music, and more

by Kerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julin November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

Monday Night Foodball time means a chance to sample wares from some of the latest food purveyors to join Chicago’s sea of great chefs and food pop-ups. Tonight is no exception as the siblings Emilio and Santiago Guererro bring their “plant-based, precolonial taqueria” Piñatta to the Kedzie Inn’s kitchen (4100 N. Kedzie). Read more about […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago Housing Cooperatives, Explained

by Jhaylin Benson, Grace Del Vecchio, Annabel Rocha, Sonal Soni, Jerrel Floyd and City Bureau November 2, 2022November 5, 2022

How are housing cooperatives different from communes, and who are they for?

Posted inNews & Politics

Resources available for formerly incarcerated people

by Leslie Hurtado and City Bureau September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

Where to find support

Posted inNews

Rogers Park neighbors debate a new men’s shelter

by Debbie-Marie Brown August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Meanwhile, life goes on for houseless Touhy Park occupants.

Posted inNews & Politics

Can a new housing development revitalize Bronzeville without displacing residents?

by Jerrel Floyd, Davon Clark, Frederique Desrosiers, Charlene Rhinehart, Erica Scalise and City Bureau July 27, 2022August 3, 2022

One housing complex can’t reverse decades of historical trends—but city officials hope 43 Green can be a model for equitable development.

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 DIY music space transforms into a home for asylum seekers

by Alexandra Arriaga and City Bureau May 14, 2021August 18, 2021

At Casa Al-Fatiha in Logan Square, two local musicians built a sanctuary for LGBTQ asylum seekers.

“The guys that are here would be sleeping on the streets if we weren’t open,” says Mike Bush.
Posted inNews & Politics

The last men’s hotel

by Katie Prout April 14, 2021August 18, 2021

For those who live there, the Ewing Annex Hotel is a refuge, an artifact, and a last chance. The man who’s been holding it together for more than 20 years is about to retire.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘He’s a real one’

by Maya Dukmasova March 8, 2021August 18, 2021

Chuy Garcia’s first term in Congress earns progressive accolades, honorary Squad membership

Posted inNews & Politics

Confused about the COVID-19 eviction bans? We’ve got you covered

by Woojae Julia Song and City Bureau February 11, 2021August 18, 2021

A guide to your rights as a Chicago renter during a pandemic

Posted inReader

A conversation between Maya Dukmasova and WBEZ’s Alden Loury about the state of accessible, affordable housing in Chicago

by Chicago Reader January 20, 2021August 18, 2021

Online book launch party Wednesday, January 20, 6 PM – 7:30 PM CST

Posted inNews & Politics

Domestic violence survivors battle to keep legally protected housing subsidies

by Yilun Cheng January 11, 2021August 18, 2021

She fell behind on rent. Then her landlord sued. Then the Chicago Housing Authority threatened to terminate her voucher.

Posted inNews & Politics

That lockout you witnessed? It didn’t happen.

by Maya Dukmasova September 17, 2020August 18, 2021

Ex-cops attempted to throw out a Rogers Park tenant at gunpoint. The police report tells a different story.

Posted inNews & Politics

How many buildings does your landlord own?

by Grace Del Vecchio September 16, 2020August 18, 2021

A database matches rental properties with owners, whether they like it or not.

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