You can play a part in doing something about Chicago’s growing shortage of affordable housing, and play Robin Hood to a family earning less...
Tonight, Tuesday November 15th, Winnetka’s Village Trustees will be discussing Winnetka’s affordable housing plan, an issue that’s stirred much heat in “the crown jewel...
A comment by the urban politician, who is currently rehabbing a 2-flat on the northwest side: Not everybody can lease out apartments that rent...
Last week we reported that the affordable housing component had been scrapped in favor of offices in the proposed development at 410 E Grand...
If you love dirty laundry, you’ll definitely want to spend some time poking around the Winnetka Home Owners Association site. It’s a venue where...
“The dream lives on in Lawndale,” chanted the crowd, which included the obligatory coterie of local pols and pastors, at the opening of a...
The e-mail newsletter from 35th Ward Alderman Rey Colón just announced that 1- and 2-bedroom units at Logan Square‘s new Hairpin Lofts will be...
Whether there’s a need for more affordable housing has been the hot topic in Winnetka recently while neighboring Wilmette ponders what to do with...
We normally see only a few items each week in the RSS feeds we monitor from the City of Chicago’s various departments. Perhaps it’s...
“This is certainly one creative solution for filling up the units.” – Gail Lissner of Appraisal Research Counselors, on news that the non-profit group...
The Sweet Home Chicago Ordinance, which would set aside 20 percent of TIF revenues for affordable housing, goes before the City Council on December...
The Tribune brings us yet another chapter in the decades-long saga of initiatives to revitalize Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Woodlawn has long been a national...
Like it or not, Wilson Yard is here. The mayor, Alderman Shiller, and developer Peter Holsten were on hand to cut the ribbon on...
“At every community meeting I’ve ever attended, the people who show up are the homeowners. If you pay $2,500 in rent, which is a...
“The financing of affordable housing will always be complicated,” but it’s still a necessary component of urban development, says Mark Segal, the president and...
