Listen to a discussion on the housing challenges facing many low-income seniors in gentrifying Chicago neighborhoods and "Disappearing Act," the cover story in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue.
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here to listen to a discussion on the housing challenges facing many low-income seniors in gentrifying Chicago neighborhoods and "Disappearing Act," the cover story in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue that details the net loss of nearly 50,000 seniors in Chicago. Some housing advocates believe that rising maintenance costs and property taxes, as well as aggressive developers in gentrifying neighborhoods, may be the reason for the city's loss in seniors.