On the north corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Rockwell Street in Logan Square ― just across the street from the landmark Congress Theater’s renovation scaffolding ―…
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South Loop mixed-income apartments plan met with various concerns
The long-awaited plan to revitalize the vacant Harold L. Ickes Homes received mixed reviews last month from South Loop residents who were worried about the…
Poverty, Unemployment and the Homeless in Chicago
Symantha Lancaster has big goals. “What I’m looking for is a career path,” she said. The upbeat and cheerful Chicago native is a student at…
Logan Square Community Groups Use Biblical Procession to Protest Chicago Housing Authority
Residents and community leaders marched through the Julie C. Lathrop Homes on Chicago’s Northwest Side in December to protest what they say is a broken…
Advocates Push for Improved CHA Oversight
Although the Chicago City Council met for the first time Wednesday since July 30, most of the action occurred outside the chamber before the meeting…
Landmark Rosenwald Courts Once a Cultural Mecca, to be Reborn
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…
Chicago Housing Authority CEO Resigns for More Family Time
Following a number of closed meeting sessions dealing with “personnel-related matters,” Chicago Housing Authority officials Tuesday announced Charles Woodyard’s resignation as CEO following his two-year…
City starts construction on second housing project for veterans
Gov. Pat Quinn joined local leaders and volunteers on Thursday in breaking ground on a new housing development in Chicago for female veterans with children,…