Stories from the COVID-19 Pandemic
A few weeks ago several members of the Chicago Housing Initiative gathered to share their stories about COVID-19. Follow the links and...
Daily Line: "This is theft." Housing organizers accuse developers of skirting affordable
By Alex Nitkin - November 25, 2019 Members of the Our Home Chicago coalition rallied outside of the New City apartment and entertainment...
Chicago Reader: City Housing Dep't takes steps forward on transparency--- Opportunities emerge
The ARO, and zoning laws in general, are a unique weapon to combat segregation and disinvestment built by racist government policies and...
City Housing Commissioner Commits New Task Force will work with Our Home, Chicago legislation
LISTEN TO WBEZ COVERAGE: City Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara committed Thursday that the City's new Task Force to reform the...
Chicago Sun Times: Housing Advocates offer Mayor Lightfoot a plan to address city's inequity, s
Mayor Lightfoot was urged Wednesday to replace "patchwork planning by Aldermanic prerogative" with community-development decision-making...
Daily Line: Aldermanic prerogative often retrenches City's segregation in white wards
“In white wards, aldermanic prerogative is often used as a tool of the new Jim Crow,” said one advocate. “It is time for us as a city to...
WATCH: Chicago Tonight on Rent Control: The Cases for and against it
CHI member organizations are working to "Lift the Ban" against rent control statewide. Rent Regulation is an immediate pathway to...
Newsweek: Ben Carson Protesters Say “He’s Not Here to Help” at Chicago Housing Meeting
"Activists gathered on Monday to protest a meeting with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson in Chicago."
WGN Feature Story: The Affordable Housing Crisis in a Segregated Chicago
In Jefferson Park, on Chicago's Northwest Side, a group of residents has come together with stakeholders to support a proposed...
