affordable housing
What you need to know about Pilsen’s proposed historic landmark district
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Will creating a landmark designation help or hurt longtime residents’ ability to stay in the neighborhood?
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
In 232-page report, Lightfoot’s transition tees up housing initiatives, TIF reform
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All of the proposals are important, but addressing the affordable housing shortfall will require that the Chicago Housing Authority return to its original mission of directly providing housing.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Ald. Joe Moore backs developer over displaced tenants in Rogers Park
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The City Council housing committee chairman went above and beyond his record of siding with landlords by filing an affidavit supporting a building owner who has donated thousands to his campaign.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
To preserve SRO’s as affordable housing, Chicago needs to step it up
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Recent efforts to preserve three single-room occupancy hotels in Uptown reveal the city’s lukewarm commitment to maintaining them as a safety net for low-income tenants.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
The mayoral housing forum that almost wasn’t
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The conversation on affordable housing in Chicago is changing, especially among mayoral candidates, but the realtors lobby still holds great sway.
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
Does Toni Preckwinkle deserve the aura of inevitability?
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The mayoral race has turned into a rare opportunity for Chicago to resist autocratic politics and have a robust debate on the critical issues facing the city.
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.
Perspectives
Asian Americans don’t see same returns on education as whites in Chicago
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The “model minority” stereotype masks the diversity of experiences and racial inequities faced by the city’s Asian Americans, as detailed in a new report.