Doors boarded up with plywood, stamped with graffiti and gang signs. Porches clinging to the front of houses by duct tape and metal chains. Bent…
Posts published in “Housing”
The University of Illinois at Chicago hosted some of Chicago’s longtime political veterans and social advocates in their discussion with the author of a new…
Many neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side are experiencing gentrification, the renovation of run-down urban neighborhoods that displaces low-income families and small businesses. Englewood, a South…
Some Chicago Public Schools, which fell victim to school closures, are being recommended for re-purposing for low income housing; but arguments suggest this plan won’t benefit these…
Chris Vega, 46, said he had never feared being the victim of crime while living in Kenwood. Vega, a real estate agent, said everyone on…
Rosenwald Courts is coming back to life. After being vacant and neglected for nearly 15 years, the rehabilitation of the once storied apartment complex in…
Some condo owners in Chicago’s Lakeview community are concerned that the interpretation of the new conceal carry law will violate their constitutional right to have…
After managing six different support programs, Unity Parenting & Counseling has opened a new overnight homeless shelter at 7320 S. Yale Ave. for youth in…