11/18/11
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...
11/15/11
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...
11/6/11
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...
11/2/11
Last week we reported that the affordable housing component had been scrapped in favor of offices in the proposed development at 410 E Grand...
9/7/11
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...
8/2/11
“The dream lives on in Lawndale,” chanted the crowd, which included the obligatory coterie of local pols and pastors, at the opening of a...
5/20/11
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...
5/20/11
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...
5/16/11
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...
1/5/11
“This is certainly one creative solution for filling up the units.” – Gail Lissner of Appraisal Research Counselors, on news that the non-profit group...
12/7/10
The Sweet Home Chicago Ordinance, which would set aside 20 percent of TIF revenues for affordable housing, goes before the City Council on December...
11/27/10
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...
7/21/10
Like it or not, Wilson Yard is here. The mayor, Alderman Shiller, and developer Peter Holsten were on hand to cut the ribbon on...
5/20/10
“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...
5/4/10
“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...