Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Details matter in fight for North Side public housing
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Residents and advocates want CHA to ensure that the redevelopment of Lathrop Homes will benefit low-income Chicagoans, not just developers.
Chicago Freedom Movement 50
The Chicago Freedom Movement and the fight for fair lending
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The co-editor of an upcoming book recounts the outset of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Union to End Slums campaign in Chicago.
Chicago Freedom Movement 50
The roots of the Chicago Freedom Movement
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An upcoming book assesses the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.’s efforts to bring the civil rights movement to Chicago through a campaign for open housing.
Housing
Judge orders compensation for elderly black victims of reverse mortgage scam
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Advocates want to see Mark Diamond face criminal charges and be put out of business permanently, while other black homeowners he targeted hope to obtain restitution soon.
Housing
Proposed HUD ban lights up debate about smoking
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Experts and residents are divided on the benefits and fairness of a national smoking ban in public housing units.
Housing
Affordability ordinance could ease Chicago’s housing segregation
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The Affordable Requirements Ordinance, ARO, forces developers to create more affordable housing and pay more into a city fund for the housing.
Public housing, private security
Chicago housing complex agrees to fire security firm accused of harassment
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HUD asked the owner of a Section 8 housing development on the city’s Far South Side to cancel the security contract after a Reporter investigation. But the private security company can still work at other federally subsidized properties.
Housing
The next chapter in the story of Cabrini-Green
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A recent settlement agreement with the Chicago Housing Authority would end a 2013 lawsuit filed by the Cabrini-Green Local Advisory Council, but not all of the redevelopment issues are settled.
Public housing, private security
HUD orders Chicago housing complex to correct security problems
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Some housing experts say the federal agency’s action won’t address oversight issues at Section 8 properties.
Public housing, private security
Section 8 residents claim private security company harasses them
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Tenants at a federally subsidized complex on Chicago’s Far South Side allege discrimination, harassment and excessive force by armed guards, raising concerns about HUD oversight.