Despite a court order for victims to be compensated, many have yet to see the money they lost to Chicago businessman Mark Diamond’s scheme.
Perspectives
Analysis: African-Americans pay more for rent, especially in white neighborhoods
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Black-led households are charged more for identical housing in the same neighborhood than their white counterparts and this rent premium increases as neighborhoods get whiter, according to a recent study.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Bringing more affordable housing to Chicago requires policy, not politics
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After years of unfulfilled promises and inadequate housing initiatives, it’s time for elected officials to get serious about integrating the city.
Perspectives
How aldermen maintain segregation in Chicago
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For nearly a century, aldermanic prerogative has stymied the development of affordable housing by creating a patchwork of zoning control unique to Chicago.
Housing
Few Puerto Rican evacuees in Chicago have benefited from FEMA shelter program
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In the wake of Hurricane Maria, critics say poor administration hampered the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program in Illinois, creating confusion and missed opportunities for survivors looking for housing.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Amazon headquarters could make Chicago’s housing crisis worse
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The city is overdue for rent stabilization measures that would help stem gentrification and displacement.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
What it’ll take to root out discriminatory property taxes in Cook County
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Fritz Kaegi is challenging Assessor Joe Berrios over an opaque system found to overtax low-income neighborhoods.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Emanuel refuses to move beyond Chicago’s racist policies
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The mayor backs a gun law that will send more black people to prison and won’t support a Jefferson Park housing project facing racist opposition.
Housing
After years of scamming black homeowners, Mark Diamond finally charged
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The businessman who feds say defrauded elderly women, mostly on the West Side, out of millions in a reverse mortgage scheme will remain jailed awaiting trial.
Beyond 95th Street
Far South Side homeowners question Red Line extension’s impact on property values
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The Chicago Transit Authority plans to acquire some homes to extend the “L” and affected residents want to ensure they’re fairly compensated in neighborhoods that have been especially slow to recover from the housing crash.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Proposed change would weaken Tenants Bill of Rights
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The Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance gave renters legal protections from bad landlords, but a proposal to change it would leave certain penalties to a judge’s discretion.