Public housing teardowns have spurred nearly $2 billion in home sales. But officials say the market was already revved up.
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No Sure ThingBy: Robert VerBruggenState officials believe tighter supervision and case management will keep parolees from going back to prison. But, without adequate jobs and services, some say the initiative will fall short.
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One Strike, You're OutBy: Stacie WilliamsIn a watchful world after Sept. 11, 2001, misdemeanors committed years ago can trigger deportations for otherwise law-abiding immigrants.
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Neighborhood Transformations
Since 2000, as the landscape of public housing changes, the areas within two blocks of several developments have also changed dramatically. Real estate transactions have skyrocketed and the racial and economic mix of residents has shifted as public housing and other longtime residents leave and more affluent newcomers settle in new residential developments.
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Mortgage Explosions
Since the Chicago Housing Authority launched its $1.5 billion plan to demolish public housing high-rises, owner-occupied home loans in the neighborhoods surrounding the targeted developments have exploded, growing at a rate nearly three times faster than elsewhere in the city.
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Rapid ChangeBy: Amy Rainey and Whitney WoodwardTeardowns bring new residents to once-unappealing areas.
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Rising ValuesBy: Kimbriell KellyPublic housing teardowns have spurred nearly $2 billion in home sales. But officials say the market was already revved up.
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