Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Closing South Chicago YMCA continues neighborhood divestment trend
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Residents feel shut out of the decision that puts the future of senior housing, youth programs and other services at stake.
Perspectives
Why the Obama library needs a community benefits agreement
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Despite Barack Obama’s verbal assurances that his presidential center will benefit the surrounding community, many residents want a written guarantee that black families won’t be pushed out.
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.
Empty Schools, Empty Promises
Closed schools could remain vacant without public subsidy
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Developers buying shuttered Chicago schools face stiff competition for tax credits that make their repurposing plans viable.
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.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
What’s at stake for Chicago and Illinois under President Trump
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Here’s a roundup of how the Trump administration’s stated policy goals would interact with local laws on immigrant and religious protections, healthcare, housing, education and law enforcement.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Lathrop developers dishonest in quest for public dollars
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Private developers behind a plan to demolish public housing on the North Side are accused of concealing financing uncertainties.
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.
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.
affordable housing
Half of Chicago renters can’t afford their housing
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New Census data suggest that many people are struggling to keep a roof over their heads.