One morning in late August, 20 renters and public housing advocates marched in a circle in front of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) headquarters, holding signs and chanting to protest the agency’s recent decision to sell land meant for public housing to private companies. “Mayor Johnson!” the chant-leader yelled through a megaphone. “Stop CHA!” responded […]
Tag: Robert Taylor Homes
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Can a new housing development revitalize Bronzeville without displacing residents?
One housing complex can’t reverse decades of historical trends—but city officials hope 43 Green can be a model for equitable development.
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Forget development on the south or west side: the privately owned Chicago casino is likely going downtown
Why are we doing this again?
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Open Mike Eagle teaches the Pitchfork crowd about Chicago public housing
Open Mike Eagle shares some of the research behind his album-length love letter to the Robert Taylor Homes.
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Rahm’s Chicago Stories podcast takes you inside the mind of the mayor
We listened to all 18 hours of it so you don’t have to.
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The Plan for Transformation has transformed Chicago’s built environment
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.
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Emanuel’s pushing for undocumented immigrants and the homeless to get city-issued IDs, and other Chicago news
Also, an alderman wants to spend $25 million on programs to prevent gang and gun violence over the summer.
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The Goldberg variation: High-rise public housing that works
Bertrand Goldberg’s Hilliard Homes opened as a model community in 1966. It still is today.
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Donald Trump meets with the Polish-American community in surprise visit to Chicago, and other news
Also, Cubs playoff tickets are on track to be the most expensive in MLB history.
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A look back at Chicago’s public housing
On the 50th anniversary of a landmark desegregation lawsuit, the Reader and Blvck Vrchives offer this visual sampler of the city’s segregated housing past.
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Survey finds Chicagoans deeply divided by race, and other news
Also, Chicago police are rolling out thousands of body cameras after successful trial run.
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What are the limits of Cubs tribalism and fandom?
On growing up in a “default” Cubs household with a White Sox fan father
Posted inArts & Culture
Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s portraits re-create the grotesque specters of the Robert Taylor Homes
A series of large-scale abstracts bring the past vividly to life.
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American Theater Company’s artistic director leaves a worthy legacy
American Theater Company artistic director PJ Paparelli, killed in Scotland last month, leaves a worthy legacy in The Project(s).
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Is the Near North Side the right neighborhood for Obama College Prep?
The pros and cons of putting another selective enrollment high school in the Near North area.